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roadbloc

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iTunes accounts have been hacked many, many times. This is nothing new.

I don't understand why you are making such a big deal out of it.

For once I agree with the gentleman above me. Online accounts get hacked all the time. Facebook, Steam, PSN, you name it. It's a constant game of cat and mouse.
 

GekiRed

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Sep 4, 2010
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iTunes accounts have been hacked many, many times. This is nothing new.

There isn't a "story." Glad that you got it cleared up, but this isn't new or exciting.

So I take it you wouldn't have a problem if YOUR iTunes account got hacked and you lost money from it, especially if the money stolen was used for in-app purchases illegally?

I still think it's a "story" (as you put it so eloquently) at the end of the day and nothing will make me change my mind...

Also, I take it you don't believe all the people who got hacked and reported their woes on Apple's official forums as well?

In any case, if you do get your account hacked, it will at least prove that I was right in that nobody is safe, not even the people who think that iTunes is fully secure.

I'm not trying to cause a panic or anything like that, I'm just trying to let everybody know that there are people out there who are willing to hack into people's iTunes accounts and steal from them.

Some people think that their accounts are going to be safe, but they soon find out that it's not safe when they suddenly get unexpected bills from iTunes for purchases that they didn't make...
 

TheSideshow

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Unless someone is breaking into Apple servers to steal accounts or somehow gathering the data from Apple/Apple devices/services this isnt really news.
 

GekiRed

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Sep 4, 2010
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@Alaerian @TheSideshow The both of you can choose to believe what you want, but I just hope for both of your sakes that your accounts aren't compromised at the end of the day... In fact, what's the odds that you'd be posting here complaining about your accounts being hacked?

BTW, I never knew there was a rule here against wanting to warn people about what was going on with hacked iTunes accounts, especially if said news was posted on major news/IT news websites like MSNBC?(/sarcasm)

Is it a crime to want to help people by warning them about the possibility of their accounts being hacked? I don't think so! I think of it as a good deed, it's just a shame certain people don't think that people should be warned or even helped out by being given advice even if they are entitled to their opinion.

Yes, hacking happens all the time, but I think this is news because people are losing money from their credit card/debit card/PayPal amounts as well as their giftcard amounts and Apple aren't exactly coming across as being helpful.

Just remember, no company is perfect in this world, not even Apple at the end of the day, even if a lot of people would disagree with my views.
 

Alaerian

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In fact, what's the odds that you'd be posting here complaining about your accounts being hacked?
Sorry, but none. I have no interest in alerting people if I make a dumb mistake and get hacked.

Yes, hacking happens all the time, but I think this is news because people are losing money from their credit card/debit card/PayPal amounts as well as their giftcard amounts and Apple aren't exactly coming across as being helpful.
Do you live in a bubble? Have you ever head of identity theft? Have you ever heard of stolen credit cards? People lose a hell of a lot more money than you, and they are no more special that you. Also, Apple is generally VERY helpful with issues such as yours. If you aren't being helped, perhaps there is a reason why.

I'm sorry, but you aren't a special snowflake. I do hope that you get your issue resolved, but this is not the "OMG ALERT THE PRESSES" issue like you seem to want it to be. If MacRumors ran a story for EVERY complaint similar to yours for every company, including identity thefts, there would be no other news. Ever.
 

GekiRed

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Sep 4, 2010
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Sorry, but none. I have no interest in alerting people if I make a dumb mistake and get hacked.


Do you live in a bubble? Have you ever head of identity theft? Have you ever heard of stolen credit cards? People lose a hell of a lot more money than you, and they are no more special that you. Also, Apple is generally VERY helpful with issues such as yours. If you aren't being helped, perhaps there is a reason why.

I'm sorry, but you aren't a special snowflake. I do hope that you get your issue resolved, but this is not the "OMG ALERT THE PRESSES" issue like you seem to want it to be. If MacRumors ran a story for EVERY complaint similar to yours for every company, including identity thefts, there would be no other news. Ever.

Where to begin...

Please kindly don't assume that I'm an idiot who hasn't heard of identity theft and stolen credit cards as I have heard and read of stuff like that happening! In fact, it makes the news here in the UK on a regular basis, especially the newspapers and the likes of the BBC News!

If you had even bothered to read my thread from the start (which it looks like you haven't!), you would have known that I'm a Computer Studies degree student and stuff like computer security is one of the subjects that I'm studying as part of said degree, so I definitely know a lot about identity theft. On another note, I can definitely tell that you haven't bothered reading my thread because I already mentioned that I had my case resolved in the end with the aid of a very helpful CSA called Jessica.

BTW, I don't live in a bubble, I live in a flat, FYI!:D Also, thank you for the compliment about being a "special snowflake", in fact, why are you calling me a "special snowflake"? Is this one of those terms that all the cool hipsters are using these days? (/sarcasm)

Why are you obsessed that this story isn't news even though it was reported all over the world that this was happening, especially with an App by a major games publisher like Sega? Tell me, I'd love to know the reason why this isn't news? Where did I say that this was major news? As I said in my original post, I was asking the people who run the site why didn't they do any coverage on this story seeing as it was on news sites like MSNBC, TVNZ and BetaNews unless you don't count them to be proper news sites? Please kindly don't say stuff that I didn't say just to try and prove a point.

Are you always this unfriendly towards people who are trying to help others (unless you're one of those people who believes that Apple can do no wrong and that anybody who even dares say that Apple isn't perfect are heretics and unbelievers)? You must be if you say that you don't care if you get hacked. In fact, if you do get hacked, you only have yourself to blame if your computer's security is poor and you lose money and you have to go through all the hassle of alerting your bank or credit card company if those details are attached to your account (Fortunately, mine is secure beyond belief!:D) Sorry to be so blunt, but that's the way I am, or as we say in the UK, "I'm just stating the bleedin' obvious!":D

I know that a site like MR can't run every story out there that's Apple-related, even if it makes Apple look bad, but as I said before, I was genuinely surprised that MR didn't cover said story even if it was just a tiny paragraph or two on the front page or as a thread in one of the forums.

How about at the end of the day that we just agree to disagree without you trying to prove that my story isn't supposedly newsworthy and that I shouldn't be allowed to help people here by warning them that their accounts are at danger of being hacked and money stolen from them.
 
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Alaerian

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There's a difference between giving a heads up to fellow forum members and bitching that it's not a front page new story.

And I don't care what your degree is or isn't. Everyone who gets hacked is always a network admin and would never make a mistake. You DID make a mistake somewhere. If it was "secure beyond belief," you wouldn't have been hacked in the first place.

Again, there is no story. Warn people all you want, but this isn't front page news. Any company that has user accounts like this risks their users getting hacked. Sorry that you did - you're just another pawn to hackers. This WOULD be a story if Apple's servers got hack a la Sony. But, they didn't.

Oh, and show me the daily stories on BBC news about identity theft. I want to see different stories for each of the previous 30 days. You said it, so they must exist, right?

And I remember you from months ago. Still indignant. About time to add you to my ignore list so I don't need to see your "OMG ALERT THE NEWS" anymore. Buh-bye!
 

GekiRed

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Sep 4, 2010
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Hades aka England
There's a difference between giving a heads up to fellow forum members and bitching that it's not a front page new story.

And I don't care what your degree is or isn't. Everyone who gets hacked is always a network admin and would never make a mistake. You DID make a mistake somewhere. If it was "secure beyond belief," you wouldn't have been hacked in the first place.

Again, there is no story. Warn people all you want, but this isn't front page news. Any company that has user accounts like this risks their users getting hacked. Sorry that you did - you're just another pawn to hackers. This WOULD be a story if Apple's servers got hack a la Sony. But, they didn't.

Oh, and show me the daily stories on BBC news about identity theft. I want to see different stories for each of the previous 30 days. You said it, so they must exist, right?

I wasn't even "bitching" that this wasn't a front page story in the first place... Please stop accusing me of things that I haven't even done at all.

And where did I even say that there were stories on a daily basis on the BBC news about identity theft? There's a clear difference between a "regular basis" and a "daily basis" and I definitely didn't say a "daily basis"! You're trying to say stuff that I didn't even say just to try and prove a point that you can't even prove.

In fact, why are you so obsessed with this thread in the first place if you keep posting replies to it within minutes!?!

One more thing. Because I'm such a darn nice guy, here's a search of the BBC News website especially just for you! :D

http://www.bbc.co.uk/search/?q=identity theft
 
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snberk103

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Oct 22, 2007
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Pretty sure it's not massive hack through Apple's security. At least not one that they are aware of. Among other things, Apple would have a legal responsibility to disclose that fact, at a minimum with SEC filings since it would affect their stock prices... and there may be further legal requirements as well.

I didn't read every post, but the random ones I scanned one thing stood out for me. It's possible that their accounts were being reset via the email password reset feature. You can have the most secure iTunes account security, but if you don't control your email account, then your iTunes account can be easily hacked via email. I wonder there is a common thread with who is providing the email services for the victims?

Is it Apple's fault if people's email accounts are being hacked? Certainly, if Apple knew that suddenly people with a common email provider were being hacked it would be good customer service to ..... do what? Send the email hackers a warning that the email account may be compromised? I don't know...
 
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