Apple Apps Store Is Hacked

Developers rejiggers sales data on ebooks
By Alp Arslan,  Newser User
Posted Jul 6, 2010 1:08 PM CDT Posted Jul 6, 2010 1:08 PM CDT
Promoted on Newser Jul 6, 2010 2:33 PM CDT
Apple Store Kacked
A 2007 file photo of Steve Jobs.   (AP)

A developer of Apple applications for the Apple store managed to game the system and make it look as if his ebooks accounted for 42 of the top 50 books being sold on the site. It is unclear whether he hijacked other people's accounts or just faked sales data. Either way Steve cannot be happy and the hacker, Thuat Nguyen, had better keep a weather eye out for search warrants. Read the full article at InformationWeek.
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