Cautionary Tale: iTunes Acct Was Hacked Into Tonight

[Chupa Chupa]

I'd read about, but tonight it happened to me. I have two accts, one I use, and one I set up via Paypal years ago when they were offering 10 or so free songs if you set up an acct w/ Paypal. I forgot about that one.

So tonight a slew of emails from iTunes come though, for small money, then progressively larger... the last 3 for $999.90. I took swift action and called Paypal then my bank so I won't have any loses. Also my PP only goes to a special low balance savings a/c just for PP. I just want to post this as a cautionary tale. Don't link iTunes to any account that leads to hard cash.

 

[iDisk]

Thanks for sharing.

 

[frankpuccino]

What on earth were the crooks buying?

Frank

 

[tablo13]

What on earth were the crooks buying?

Frank

Did they buy the most expensive apps on iTunes Store?

 

[crawfish963]

Sorry to hear this. I changed all my passwords tonight to more complex ones. Thanks for the head's up.

 

[Chupa Chupa]

What on earth were the crooks buying?

Frank

Did they buy the most expensive apps on iTunes Store?

According to the rec't sent to me:

Haypi kingdom, ultra package, Seller: Lae Lee 10 @ $99.99

Apparently this title was used for fraud earlier this summer too: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/407990/

Anyway I've delinked all my iTunes accounts from any credit cards or other accounts. I guess I'll have to do the same w/ similar online accts. It's not worth the convenience.