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Apple Blocks PyMusique Crack
By WebProNews
Staff Writer
Article Date: 2005-03-21
As expected, Apple has blocked a recently released hack bypassing iTunes digital rights management software.
To prevent the hack from working, Apple disabled the security hole PyMusique bypassed. According to ZDNet.com, Apple released a statement indicating the hole had been closed and that an update to users' iTunes software may be in order.
"The security hole in the iTunes Music Store which was recently exploited has been closed, and as a consequence the iTunes Music Store will now sell music only to customers using iTunes version 4.7," the company said in a statement.
Like all other digital music companies, Apple has been dealing continually with hackers intent on finding ways around the antipiracy protections that are added to songs as they are sold online. The company has upgraded its iTunes software several times to block unauthorized programs' access.
The hack was created by Jon Johansen; or DVD Jon, as he's better know as. In 1999, Johansen released the first DVD copying software. In order to create PyMusique, Johansen enlisted the help of known American programmers, Travis Watkins and Cody Brocious.
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