Apple has been trouble brewing with the iTunes Store
Makradar Technologies / / December 19, 2019
Just last week, the question was raised about the fact that the Android ecosystem practically safeguard its users from malicious software. Now, however, it became clear that pass for perfectly protected iTunes App Store is also vulnerable to the tricks of hackers and fraudsters.
According to Apple Insider, The App Store has been discovered mass questionable applications yet approved Apple. In particular, 40 out of 50 positions in the section of e-books for iOS were infringing copyright and low-quality copies of Japanese comics. They were downloaded from the Apple online store with some developer nickname Thuat Nguyen. Moreover, all the data on his company's website and activity turned out to be unreliable. In addition, the "garbage" products displace quality applications in the App Store list, to the detriment of honest developers.
And, what is more surprising, there were reports of cases of fraudulent hacking user accounts on iTunes. Moreover, in such cases, the information is stolen credit card associated with your account hacked, and the hacker simply buys and resells the application due to the victim to other users. As a result, victims of attacks to discover that their accounts hacked into iTunes, and from accounts lost money, and thousands of dollars.
As often happens in such situations, Apple is in no hurry to comment on the situation. Although, according to recent data, Phil Schiller (Philip Schiller) - senior vice president of Apple - have ensured that the company has launched an investigation into the matter.