Two days ago some iTunes accounts were apparently hacked by a Vietnamese developer who used these confidential data to buy his own applications, thus making money and rising the App Store charts.

Engadget is now reporting Apple’s official response to the fraud, check it out after the break.

“The developer Thuat Nguyen and his apps were removed from the App Store for violating the developer Program License Agreement, including fraudulent purchase patterns.

Developers do not receive any iTunes confidential customer data when an app is downloaded.

If your credit card or iTunes password is stolen and used on iTunes we recommend that you contact your financial institution and inquire about canceling the card and issuing a chargeback for any unauthorized transactions. We also recommend that you change your iTunes account password immediately. For more information on best practices for password security visit http://www.apple.com/support/itunes.”