“A Russian developer has published a method of obtaining in-app purchases from iOS apps for free,” Jordan Kahn reports for 9to5Mac.
“The ‘in-app proxy’ method does not require a jailbreak, can be completed by novices in three steps using just an iOS device, and allows users to install in-app content for free,” Kahn reports. “The hack also works on all devices running iOS 3.0 to 6.0 We have confirmed the method works (at least temporarily), and the published instructions are starting to get attention, so we decided to publish this story as a warning to the Apple developer community.”
Kahn reports, “The hack appears to have come from Russian developer ZonD80… [who] appears to run a website called In-AppStore.com where donations are being accepted to support the development of the project and help keep servers up and running… Apple does provide a method for developers to validate receipts for in-app purchases. This is likely why the hack… does not work with some apps and is something all devs implementing IAP should be taking advantage of.”
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