engine - 11:58 am on Jul 7, 2010 (gmt 0)

Apple bans 'fraudulent' developer from iTunes [news.bbc.co.uk]

Apple has banned a Vietnamese developer from its app store after he was implicated in fraudulently pushing his titles to its best-seller list. According to Apple, Thuat Nguyen hacked around 400 iTunes accounts, in order to use their credit card details to boost sales of his comic book apps. Apple said it had tightened its security as a result of the hack.