iTunes fraud victims will have to find answers somewhere else

Oct 18, 2011 13:34 GMT  ·  By

The Massachusetts Attorney General that had her bank account emptied on iTunes as a result of a phishing expedition won't demand answers from Apple like she claimed at a press conference after the cyberattack.

We've recently learned of the incident that involved the savings of Attorney General Martha Coakley, who was angry at Apple representatives for not putting and end to the shopping spree that was made using her stolen credential.

The Threat Post wanted to follow up on the story so they contacted the AGs office hoping to get some news on the development of the investigation, instead they were informed that no such inquiry was started.

“At a technology conference last month, the Attorney General was asked a question and spoke about a personal story about a stolen credit card number being used to make purchases on iTunes over a year ago.

“The issues raised by this incident reflect general ongoing concerns we have about data breaches, privacy and jurisdiction of law enforcement. But as of right now, our office does not have a specific investigation into iTunes on this matter,” stated Brad Puffer, Director of Communications for the Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General for the Threat Post.

At the time she said she'll demand answers from the company, but now, with no apparent reason, nothing is being done.

This means Apple wins another battle against its iTunes members who long demanded an answer on the fraudulent activities that take place.

Currently, there are many suspicions on how cybercrooks get a hold of the victims accounts. Many voices blame phishing expeditions, while other go further and claim the whole problem is represented by vulnerabilities in the company's servers.

In most cases, in their defence, the Cupertino organization blamed the unfortunate events on weak passwords that were guessed or phished by the attackers.