Legitimate iTunes accounts have been hacked and access sold on to Chinese surfers, according to a local report. Surfers in China are able to buy access to hacked iTunes accounts and the credit card details of the legitimate owners of the site, it has been reported.According to China’s Global Times, up to 50,000 iTunes accounts have been hacked and then auctioned to surfers using taobao.com, a large Chinese online retailer.Access to the accounts can be bought for between 1 yuan (just under 10p) to 200 yuan (£19.54) and buyers are offered downloads worth up to seven times the amount paid, provided that they make the transactions within 24 hours, the report said.Details on the taobao.com site show that thousands of accounts have been accessed this way in the past few months. Apple did not comment on the matter, but iTunes customers who believe they could be at risk should change their password immediately and report any suspected fraudulent transactions to the company.This is far from the first problem Apple has had with hacked iTunes accounts – Macworld reported back in August 2010 that many customers were being hit with hundreds of dollars in fraudulent charges. In fact, reports of similar issues date back to early 2009. Related content news UK data regulator warns that data breaches put abuse victims’ lives at risk The UK Information Commissioner’s Office has reprimanded seven organizations in the past 14 months for data breaches affecting victims of domestic abuse. By Michael Hill Sep 28, 2023 3 mins Electronic Health Records Electronic Health Records Electronic Health Records news EchoMark releases watermarking solution to secure private communications, detect insider threats Enterprise-grade software embeds AI-driven, forensic watermarking in emails and documents to pinpoint potential insider risks By Michael Hill Sep 28, 2023 4 mins Communications Security Threat and Vulnerability Management Security Software news SpecterOps to use in-house approximation to test for global attack variations The new offering uses atomic tests and in-house approximation in purple team assessment to test all known techniques of an attack. By Shweta Sharma Sep 28, 2023 3 mins Penetration Testing news New Trojan ZenRAT masquerades as Bitwarden password manager A report by Proofpoint identifies the new Trojan as undocumented and possessing information-stealing capabilities. By Lucian Constantin Sep 28, 2023 4 mins Cyberattacks Hacking Data and Information Security Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe