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Users Report Foul Play In App Store Rankings, Purchases

Posted by timothy on from the shouldn't-be-an-app-for-that dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Two iPhone App developers have spotted what appears to be a hacking of the App store rankings by a rogue developer. The rankings in the books category of the US iTunes store features 40 out of 50 apps by the same app developer, Thuat Nguyen. What's more concerning is that it seems individuals' iTunes accounts have been hacked to make mass purchases of that one developer's apps." Among the comments attached to the linked story is one which suggests the security problem may lie elsewhere.

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  1. Fowl Play by brianwells · · Score: 5, Funny

    The only fowl play I've found so far is Angry Birds.

  2. it's a new Service "iBuy" by s0litaire · · Score: 3, Funny

    Guys this is apple! So it's not a hack or flaw!

    Apple is taking the hassle of you actually wanting to buy things. Let Apple (Or un-approved 3rd party) decide which apps you're going to buy...

    --
    Laters Sol "Have you found the secrets of the universe? Asked Zebade "I'm sure I left them here somewhere"
  3. Re:Hrm by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    You must not be from America.