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Title: Apple Investigating Workaround That Allows iPhone Users To Hack In-App Purchases
Post by: HCK on July 16, 2012, 03:00:04 am
Apple Investigating Workaround That Allows iPhone Users To Hack In-App Purchases

This morning a story started circulating about a Russian hacker who had hijacked Apple’s in-app purchasing system in iOS. Alexey Borodin had figured out how to intercept in-app purchases within App Store apps to get free access to content. The most disturbing part of the “hack” was that it is actually fairly simple to replicate on [...]Related StoriesThe iPad Is Changing How We View And Respond To AdsIs Apple Creating a New Aristocracy?This Week’s Must-Have iOS Games: Tiny Wings, Amazing Alex, Pocket Heroes & More [Roundup]Last Day To Enter: Try Found For Mac And Win A New MacBook Pro With Retina Display! [Giveaway]This Week’s Must-Have iOS Apps: UX Write, Simpsons Comics, Spacecraft 3D & More [Roundup]

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