Where in the world are iTunes hack victims? [Map]

View iTunes Hack Reports in a larger map

It all began last Wednesday with a startling discovery. I noticed mysterious charges on iTunes that I didn't make. Someone hacked my account, and I told my story here on Betanews. I didn't realize until after the e-mails began pouring in the next day from readers that I may have stumbled onto something. Some readers wrote in and told us they had experienced something much the same, which we shared with you.

As the story is reported to a wider audience, the number of reports have increased. What we've learned since then is that this was probably not a localized incident, but rather an honest hack of iTunes itself. Will Apple respond to calm the nerves of those rattled by this hack? Who knows -- they still hadn't responded publicly to anyone as of Thursday.

So until then, keep an eye on your iTunes accounts, and if you see anything suspicious, let us know by e-mailing me at ed at edoswald dot com. We'll continue to try to get answers from Apple, and we're going to use the above map to compile our findings.

Additionally, you can add your location to the map above. I did the initial markup based on reports other iTunes hack victims sent to me. I created this map because there haven't been many news stories other than my own, and Apple refuses to respond to my request for comment. The map allows iTunes hack victims a way to visually show what's happened where -- use social media to show exactly how widespread is the problem and who is getting ripped off.