Hackers Crack Itunes gift card algorithm - GoFuckYourself.com

fris · 03-11-2009, 06:53 AM

Hackers have cracked the algorithm that Apple uses to generate its gift cards for iTunes and a key generator has been made for it. Chinese site Taobao is selling them for less than 3% of their face value.

Chinese market researcher Outdustry has confirmed that the fake gift cards do indeed work by buying one and were able to add it to an iTunes account. You can get $200 cards for about US$2.60.

How Apple is going to address this will be troublesome. Changing the algorithm that generates the cards could render existing cards as unusable. Rendering all cards that are for sale and have been sold useless could be a huge marketing blunder for Apple, even if they promise to let people exchange them for new ones at a retail store.

http://www.tweaktown.com/news/11634/...workindex.html

Robocrop · 03-11-2009, 06:55 AM

Power to the chinese people!

Juicy D. Links · 03-11-2009, 06:59 AM

someone translate the chinese page for me lololoo

03-11-2009, 07:08 AM

Oh no... that's gonna hurt them.

TyroneGoldberg · 03-11-2009, 07:11 AM

aww, fuck it. they make enough selling overpriced puters

slapass · 03-11-2009, 07:20 AM

How ballsy to just set up shop and start selling them like that. The chinese do not seem too worried about US or even international law.

pr0 · 03-11-2009, 07:22 AM

hilarious.....i wouldn't mind playing around with the keygen

of course all the ones that come out on the torrent sites will be Trojan's disguised

Pete-KT · 03-11-2009, 07:24 AM

damm thats crazy

TyroneGoldberg · 03-11-2009, 07:24 AM

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Originally Posted by slapass

How ballsy to just set up shop and start selling them like that. The chinese do not seem too worried about US or even international law.

, They own us. What the fuck can the US do to them, for real. Shit, they can and will do whatever they want.

GatorB · 03-11-2009, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by slapass

How ballsy to just set up shop and start selling them like that. The chinese do not seem too worried about US or even international law.

Whaaaaaat? You mean when the US passes laws like 2257 other countries are not obligated to obey them?

Raf1 · 03-11-2009, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by TyroneGoldberg

aww, fuck it. they make enough selling overpriced puters

that's the same thing I was thinking, hehe. I guess they will have quite a lot to discuss at the next board meeting, lol

03-11-2009, 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by TyroneGoldberg

, They own us. What the fuck can the US do to them, for real. Shit, they can and will do whatever they want.

HorseShit · 03-11-2009, 07:33 AM

I'm sure they are pissed

bbobby86 · 03-11-2009, 07:50 AM

go china hackers...

candyflip · 03-11-2009, 07:50 AM

So $100 spent would net you close to $8k in iTunes cash.

Sosa · 03-11-2009, 08:09 AM

Haha, +1 for the hackers

potter · 03-11-2009, 08:44 AM

damn, and there's like no way for itunes to stop this. they'd have to cancel all cards under that algorithm which would hurt millions of actual customers.

Kenny B! · 03-11-2009, 08:45 AM

the hackers were funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation lol

seeandsee · 03-11-2009, 08:46 AM

they cracked apple

munki · 03-11-2009, 08:50 AM

Why does this thread make me want apple jacks?

JFK · 03-11-2009, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Kenny B!

the hackers were funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation lol

Tom_PM · 03-11-2009, 08:52 AM

So they can't figure out who paid? over the internet? using credit cards? and watch for those people to also redeem cards to buy tunes? yeah right!

Quagmire · 03-11-2009, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by TyroneGoldberg

aww, fuck it. they make enough selling overpriced puters

They are NOT overpriced, they are under-appreciated.

slapass · 03-11-2009, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by PR_Tom

So they can't figure out who paid? over the internet? using credit cards? and watch for those people to also redeem cards to buy tunes? yeah right!

They could set a data file for legit cards and compare the numbers before they approve the sale? Seems like a fix could be set up in a few hours.

Matt 26z · 03-11-2009, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by PR_Tom

So they can't figure out who paid? over the internet? using credit cards? and watch for those people to also redeem cards to buy tunes? yeah right!

How is Apple going to have access to such info?

And does iTunes require you to verify your identity to spend a gift card there?

Apple is screwed unless they start tracking codes that have been sold, and that could take a long time to implement since retail stores will have to communicate with Apple when the cards are sold.

montel · 03-11-2009, 10:51 AM

so its free to get music now online?

Tom_PM · 03-11-2009, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Matt 26z

How is Apple going to have access to such info?

And does iTunes require you to verify your identity to spend a gift card there?

Apple is screwed unless they start tracking codes that have been sold, and that could take a long time to implement since retail stores will have to communicate with Apple when the cards are sold.

Honestly I havent a clue and not afraid to admit it, lol. But it seems in an international fraud incident, that perhaps someone could have the info.

Then again maybe we should just applaud china for using a creative means to recoup some of the trillions we owe them, hehe

fris · 03-11-2009, 12:26 PM

How will they tell the real ones apart from the fake ones since they are both generated?

JD · 03-11-2009, 01:43 PM

haha oh man... i'd buy a few but no way in hell i'm giving my cc# to a chinese website :X

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fris Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 55,372	Hackers Crack Itunes gift card algorithm Hackers have cracked the algorithm that Apple uses to generate its gift cards for iTunes and a key generator has been made for it. Chinese site Taobao is selling them for less than 3% of their face value. Chinese market researcher Outdustry has confirmed that the fake gift cards do indeed work by buying one and were able to add it to an iTunes account. You can get $200 cards for about US$2.60. How Apple is going to address this will be troublesome. Changing the algorithm that generates the cards could render existing cards as unusable. Rendering all cards that are for sale and have been sold useless could be a huge marketing blunder for Apple, even if they promise to let people exchange them for new ones at a retail store. http://www.tweaktown.com/news/11634/...workindex.html __________________ Since 1999: 69 Adult Industry awards for Best Hosting Company and professional excellence. WP Stuff

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