Chinese auction site pulls plug on hacked iTunes accounts

By Stewart Mitchell on Jan 12, 2011 2:39PM

Taobao responds to complaints and media exposure.

Chinese auction site Taobao say it has removed the 50,000 hacked iTunes accounts that were available for as little as 1 yuan (15 cents). As reported earlier this week, China's internet users were able to buy hacked accounts on Taobao, with the illegal passwords providing access to accounts that ...

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