“Apple said users of the hugely popular online store would be asked to make more frequent entries of the CCV code on their credit cards when making purchases or accessing iTunes from a new computer,” AFP reports. “The CCV code is a three- or four-digit number on the back of a credit card.”
AFP reports, “The new security measures were announced after Apple said it had barred a Vietnamese program developer from its iTunes application store for fraudulent activity. ‘Developer Thuat Nguyen and his apps were removed from the App Store for violating the developer Program License Agreement, including fraudulent purchase patterns,’ Apple said.”
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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Fred Mertz” for the heads up.]