Apple has confirmed that an app developer hacked into a number of iTunes accounts, though it says that only a tiny handful of were affected.
The company says that developer Thuat Nguyen gained access to just 400 accounts, less then 0.0003% of the 150 million registered users. Apple didn’t say how.
“The developer Thuat Nguyen and his apps were removed from the App Store for violating the developer Program License Agreement, including fraudulent purchase patterns,” Apple said in a statement.
“Developers do not receive any iTunes confidential customer data when an app is downloaded. 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 issuing a chargeback for any unauthorised transactions. We also recommend that you change your iTunes account password immediately.”
Apple says that it is implementing measures to guard against similar fraud in future, which may mean users will have to enter their card security code more often.
