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Originally Posted by HarryT
Why? Simply because almost all computer security breaches are carried out via "social engineering", rather than technically "hacking" the system.
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True. It also seems to me that if you went to iTunes, it's because you got access to the iTunes account, whereas if you'd got access to credit card details, you'd have used them somewhere you could buy something high value and negotiable.
The other point is that the App Store doesn't pay out immediately so, in cases like the ones we're discussing, there's a distinct probability that the perps won't actually get the money. I suppose that if I'd got hold of credit card details that I could use anywhere, I'd use them somewhere where I get the benefit immediately, rather than somewhere where I might never see my ill-gotten gains.
On the balance of probability, this looks like someone got hold of iTunes logins rather than card details