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The Towson Hack: The mystery of vanishing iTunes credit >> Macworld
September 2011, but possibly still going on:
Many customers whose store credit was stolen noted that the purchases centered on a handful of apps from specific developers. One of those developers was “gao jing,” the name behind apps like Expert Guide for Black Ops, Cheats Guide for Black Ops, Weapons Guide for Black Ops, and Game Guide for New Vegas. Notably, none of those apps remain in the App Store as of this writing; however, Apple declined to comment on the reason for their removal from the store. Other customers noted that the purchased apps on their accounts were all from other developers, including “Hongbin Suo,” “lane ma,” “Yang Yun,” “KAMAGAMES,” and “Lakoo.” Many of the purchased apps, or the companies behind them, appeared to be Chinese in origin.
itunes  hack  theft  apple 
10 weeks ago by guardiantech
YouPorn hacked user database >> Is It Hack Day
YouPorn got hacked and the user names and passwords leaked onto the web. The information is interesting, with passwords being very simple and most emails having been created for the purpose of consuming adult material.


The common passwords contain the usual suspects… well, slightly more sexual, actually, than usual.
passwords  hack 
february 2012 by guardiantech
Love online: 100,000 Grindr users exposed in hack attack >>> Sydney Morning Herald
This is big.
The hacker discovered a way to log in as another user, impersonate that user, chat and send photos on their behalf.

The vulnerabilities are also present in Blendr, the straight version of the app, according to a security expert who said both apps had "no real security" and were "poorly designed".
grindr  blendr  apps  security  hack  joshhalliday 
january 2012 by guardiantech
USA Today Twitter account hacked by “The Script Kiddies” >> TechCrunch
"A group calling itself “The Script Kiddies” hacked USA Today’s Twitter account this weekend and used it to solicit requests for future targets and even to promote its own Facebook page. Although this recent hack seems like more of a childish prank, this group is being taken seriously by the FBI due to its earlier hacks involving false terrorism claims posted to NBC’s Twitter account."<br />
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They're a British group. Hope they're using more than one VPN.
twitter  hack  from delicious
september 2011 by guardiantech
Sony BMG Greece the latest hacked Sony site >> Naked Security
"An anonymous poster has uploaded a user database to pastebin.com, including the usernames, real names and email addresses of users registered on SonyMusic.gr.<br />
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"The data posted appears to be incomplete as it claims to include passwords, telephone numbers and other data that is either missing or bogus."
charlesarthur  hack  sony  from delicious
may 2011 by guardiantech

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