iOS
Apple ‘investigating’ in-app purchase freebie exploit – CNET News
Apple says it’s investigating an exploit that currently allows users to purchase digital goods inside of iOS apps without actually paying for them. “The security of the App Store is incredibly important to us, and the developer community,” Apple …
Apple Announces Key Mountain Lion Updates – Zeropaid
The computer giant bridges the gap between OS and iOS by bringing more iPhone and iPad features to Apple desktops. Apple announced new OS X Mountain Lion updates during its 23rd Worldwide Developers Conference this week. The company’s annual conference … Continue reading
Apple’s "in-app purchase" service for iOS bypassed by Russian hacker – Ars Technica
A Russian hacker has unveiled a service that allows users of Apple iOS devices to pirate digital books, premium game levels, and other content sold through the company’s In-App Purchase program. The new service, which has already been subject to … Continue reading
Apple iOS Hack Enables Free In-App Purchases, Including Newsstand Subscriptions [VIDEO] – International Business Times
A Russian programmer has released a hack that compromises iOS security and allows users to access paid in-app content for free. The developer posted a video, which was picked up by the Russian blog i-ekb and reveals an in-app proxy, … Continue reading
iOS Hacker Unlocks Free In-App Purchases On Most Applications On iPad And iPhone – Huffington Post
For now, there is some good news for Apple and iOS devs: ZonD80′s servers are down, meaning that those who want to install the in-app purchase workaround on their own iPhones and iPads are temporarily out of luck. ZonD80 wrote … Continue reading
Google shows developers how to make Chrome act like the default browser in iOS – YAHOO!
After arriving on the iPhone and iPad late last month, the browser quickly became the most popular free app in Apple’s App Store. More than 10,000 users have reviewed Chrome so far and it holds a near-perfect four and a … Continue reading
Apple iOS in-app purchases hacked; allows users to download anything for free – Macdaily News
“A Russian developer has published a method of obtaining in-app purchases from iOS apps for free,” Jordan Kahn reports for 9to5Mac. “The ‘in-app proxy’ method does not require a jailbreak, can be completed by novices in three steps …
How to protect your app from the Apple iOS in-app purchase hack – ZDNet
News broke today that a Russian developer has hacked Apple’s In-App Purchase program for iOS, allowing users to circumvent the payment process and essentially steal in-app content. Users don’t even have to jailbreak their device. While Apple has …
Intel OS X binary of latest multiplatform malware discovered – CNET News
Since Apple has removed Java from OS X in Lion, these users will not be affected by the malware should they run into it. Additionally, in Apple’s latest updates to Java it implemented an automatic-disabling routine that turns off the … Continue reading
iOS Hack Provides Free Access to In-App Content – PC Magazine
It also works on devices running iOS 3.0 and above. The developer … Rather than the usual request for password and confirmation from Apple, a window (above) will pop up that says “Like in-appstore.com?” There’s the option to choose a … Continue reading