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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."

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

    Just wait until Microsoft copies this service.

    --
    --- Jason Olshefsky

    Karma: Poser (mostly affected by adding this line long after everyone else did)

  2. Re:Stupid error. by 2sleep2type · · Score: 5, Interesting
    I agree this is a really stupid mistake.

    However in my experience of developing applications for a lot of 'big name' organisations. The QA, testing and other checking people have no idea of the issues let alone an understanding of how to really 'break' an application.

    My general experience is if I don't QA my own work, as long as it's functionally correct no one else will question it.

    It's scary, one of the many reasons I'm very careful when I check my credit card bill