iTunes security leak

[Eraserhead]

@balamw Thanks for putting it better than I could.

Seriously I think its just luck your other accounts haven't been hacked. Give your PC and Erase and Install of Windows and start again, so you don't lose any more money.

 

[NightStorm]

If what you are saying is true, then web commerce in general is broken and about to be severely compromised. Apple and iTunes uses the same security standards as everyone else for online transactions, and if people are "intercepting" and decrypting iTunes purchase information, then there is no reason they couldn't do the same at other retailers.

I tend to believe that the problem usually is located at the weakest spot in the chain. While I'm not saying you are lax on your personal security, it is honestly the easiest spot for something like this to occur. Corporate networks , especially of large companies who rely on Internet transactions, are scrutinized by countless professionals who are looking for these flaws. While I'm not naive enough to say that a problem couldn't exist, it just seems more likely that the problem is going to be at the weakest point in the transaction chain.

Hello Eraserhead,

Let us assume my poor XP based PC has kind of breach. I suppose someone could have stolen my second credit card details, my bank account passwords and much more as long as they were there. It did not happen. In this case I should consider myself a lucky man with only 2600Euros less in my pocket.
What I believe simply happened is that during a transaction to buy 2 songs on iTunes some crooks managed to intercept my data taking advantage of a iTunes bug that nobody knows yet and that is definitely likely in millions lines of iTunes code. It is not a matter of firewalls/router/security measures anymore.
Let us assume that according to the Apple security studies there is 1 out 100000 probabilities they can make a mistake in the iTunes software that makes it vulnerable. Well, why do they not tell me in advance so I can choose at my risk to share my data or not. Yet, if there is only such a low probability, why they do not offer ANY PROTECTION AND SUPPORT to the few unlucky ones? It would not be that expensive for them.

They just pretend that everything is fine. But IT IS NOT. On top of that, they do not offer you any kind of support. Who pays at the end (as usual) is the weakest ring in the chain, i.e. the user/buyer who believes and loves APPLE products (like zainjetha) just because they are cool.
What I am here for is to warn you people to be very careful with iTunes.

 

[TheSpecialist]

I can't believe it you guys will never put the problem at AppleThere COULD be a problem. You guys won't even look at the possibility. And I'm not trying to flame here, but it looks like you are somehow believing Apple is god or something and this cannot happen.

And also you are kinda like: oh they use Windows that must be the problem.

This could as well happened on a Mac, I did a clean and reinstall 1.5 week ago, and have the latest and up to date software. There is no questioning for my computer to be safe.

It just irritates that although I am a Apple fanboy (yea I admit), some others, and I'm not specifically pointing at this thread, but al also employers at Apple stores, are just so, damn, arrogant. Like Apple is holy and it cannot be touched. I was at the Pro Event in Amsterdam Heineken Music Hall a few weeks ago. Damn those presenters are like: We are Apple, bow to us because we rock the world, you defy us, we will kill you.

Pff that's my opinion I just had to get that out