Chinese Website Sells Thousands Of Hacked iTunes Accounts

Release time：2011-01-07
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      Want a loaded Apple iTunes account? There's a Chinese website for that.

      TaoBao.com, China's largest online auction site, is selling around 50,000 iTunes accounts linked to stolen credit cards, China's GlobalTimes.com has learned.

      The accounts cost anywhere from 1 yuan (US$0.15) to 200 yuan (US$30) and are credited with $200.

      Even more suspect, the product descriptions warn users to use up their iTunes credit within 24 hours of purchasing on TaoBao, according to the GlobalTimes.com report. A customer service rep at TaoBao.com admitted that the accounts were linked to stolen credit cards. "Of course these accounts are hacked, otherwise how could they be so cheap?" a rep told GlobalTimes.com, but refused to explain how the accounts were obtained.

      The rep also assured GlobalTimes.com that the hacked accounts were safe for use in China because the accounts were linked to overseas credit card numbers. Thousands have been bought through the site in the last few months. Last October, Apple launched an online store in China where local consumers could buy branded software and hardware. It has yet to open up in-country access to iTunes, however. Perhaps it's peak season for cybercriminals. In the last few weeks, companies from Microsoft to Honda to McDonald's have come under attack.

Source from PCMag

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