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iTunes Music Store Hole Discovered, Patched

Posted by pudge on from the mmmmm-free-music dept.

prockcore writes "A vulnerability has been found in Apple's iTunes Music Store. The flaw enabled hackers to hijack other people's accounts by knowing only their email address, and download music with it. Apple has patched the hole."

5 of 26 comments (clear)

  1. Well by aphex2000 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now we know where those huge amounts of downloads are coming from :)

    1. Re:Well by lanej0 · · Score: 3, Funny

      Your mom?

      Just kidding. It was Steve J. Anyone else see how many songs he was downloading at the launch? ;-)

    2. Re:Well by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      I've been trying for days to guess the password to the steve@mac.com account. So far no success. :-(

  2. worm? by rumpledstiltskin · · Score: 3, Funny

    maybe they should have used a worm to penetrate the apple..

  3. MSTunes by jolshefsky · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just wait until Microsoft copies this service.

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    --- Jason Olshefsky

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