Following up on an official statement, Apple has taken additional steps to stop a hack that was allowing free in-app purchases via the App Store, according to The Next Web. Over the weekend, the company started blocking an IP used by a Russian hacker to fraudulently authenticate some purchases; it also issued a takedown demand against the server, and filed a copyright claim with YouTube which resulted in a how-to video being pulled. PayPal ended up involved in the matter as well, closing off the original donation account to the hacker, Alexey Borodin.
