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[Digital Daily] Phishing Likely Behind Reports of iTunes Security Hole | John ...: It turns out that iTunes allows email addresses (used as the iTunes Account ID for non-MobileMe customers) and passwords to be changed without the email confirmation interlock required by the majority of today’s online services and discussion forums (ironically, even the Disqus service hosting these blog comments requires it!)

[Australian Macworld] Phishers continue to target iTunes users - Australian Macworld: “iTunes is always working to prevent fraud and enhance password security for all of our users,” Apple said in an emailed statement. “But if your credit card or iTunes password is stolen and used on iTunes we recommend that you contact your financial institution and inquire about cancelling the card and/or issuing a chargeback for any unauthorised transactions.

[The Last Watchdog] Apple criticized for minimizing iTunes hijacking | The Last Watchdog: ITunes is always working to prevent fraud and enhance password security for all of our users. But if your credit card or iTunes password is stolen and used on iTunes we recommend that you contact your financial institution and inquire about canceling the card and/or issuing a chargeback for any unauthorized transactions.

[TechCrunch] Fraudsters Drain PayPal Accounts Through iTunes: It’s not anyones fault that the user chooses an unsafe password and links that account with the checking account for unlimited spending. As some old IT quote goes, “sure I use my cat’s name as a password, it’s just that my cat is called kj*3D3$9sf(@#lfad and I tend to change it’s name quite often…

[TiPb - The #1 iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch blog] Scammers steal from PayPal accounts of iTunes users | TiPb: “But if your credit card or iTunes password is stolen and used on iTunes, we recommend that you contact your financial institution and inquire about canceling the card and issuing a charge-back for any unauthorized transactions. We also recommend that you change your iTunes account password immediately.”

[winandmac.com] winandmac.com » No security breach in iTunes? accounts are hacked ...: iTunes is always working to prevent fraud and enhance password security for all of our users. But if your credit card or iTunes password is stolen and used on iTunes we recommend that you contact your financial institution and inquire about canceling the card and/or issuing a chargeback for any unauthorized transactions.

[Guru3D.com NEWS section feed] iTunes Hacked, PayPal Accounts Drained?: Update: Apple is in spin mode now and several follow-up reports blame the users for being the subject of a run-of-the-mill phishing scam. While that may be the case (and so far these incidents don’t seem to be very widespread), there are still some things which don’t add up.

[CallingAllGeeks] Hackers Steal Paypal Accounts of iTunes Users: In a recently discovered phishing scam, Apple iTunes users have been reported to have lost thousands of dollars through their PayPal accounts which are linked to their iTunes accounts. Although the scam is being termed as a security loophole, reports are suggesting that the iTunes authentication system has not been compromised, but rather it is a standard phishing scam, many of which have been around for years now.

[The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)] Thousands stolen through iTunes/Paypal scam: Neither Apple, PayPal or any legitimate company will send you an e-mail asking for personal account information. If you get an e-mail asking for your full name, Social Security Number, credit and/or debit card numbers, passwords, etc., it is always fraud.

[Apple SKY] Phishers continue to target iTunes users | Latest Apple News Blog ...: “iTunes is always working to prevent fraud and enhance password security for all of our users,” Apple said in an e-mailed statement. “But if your credit card or iTunes password is stolen and used on iTunes we recommend that you contact your financial institution and inquire about canceling the card and/or issuing a chargeback for any unauthorized transactions.

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[Apple SKY] Scammers steal from PayPal accounts through users of iTunes [u ...: “But if your credit card or iTunes password is stolen and used on iTunes, we recommend that you contact your financial institution and inquire about canceling the card and issuing a charge-back for any unauthorized transactions. We also recommend that you change your iTunes account password immediately.”

[TechnicalCafe.com] iTunes PayPal Scam « TechnicalCafe.com: A simple check of the e-mail and web address may be able to stop somebody from becoming the victim of a phishing scam. However, some e-mail may look as though they are coming from and linking to a legitimate company, but may actually lead to a phishing website, so if you’re going to click on any links, you should double check what is in your browser’s address bar.

[Best Make Money] Best Make Money » Blog Archive » Apple can't stop ongoing iTunes ...: “But if your credit card or iTunes password is stolen and used on iTunes we recommend that you contact your financial institution and inquire about canceling the card and/or issuing a chargeback for any unauthorized transactions. We also recommend that you change your iTunes account password immediately.”

[Faredigitale] Faredigitale » Blog Archive » iTunes hasn't been hacked, though ...: That goes of course for PayPal - though there's no obvious mechanism by which scammers could use your iTunes account to make payments to themselves to PayPal. (Is there?) Even so, the rule remains: be absolutely sure before you enter critical data such as your username and password onto any site.

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