Apple has sacked a developer from its App Store after finding that he was involved into money laundering. The developer was caught for defrauding the income from the iTunes accounts.

Thuat Nguyen, the developer, utilized the money to avail his personal purchases from somebody else's account, without the knowledge of the account bearer.

Nguyen's apps secured 42 out of the top 50 books on Apple's App Store, last weekend. Apple told that more than 400 iTunes users have been booked for the scam.

However, the Company said that fundamental reports comprising the details of credit cards of nearly one million iTunes users, have not been affected by Nguyen.

A Spokesman for Apple told that the company had enhanced the security level in the iTunes section following the revelations.

The users will now be allowed to penetrate their credit card security code more regularly. Meanwhile, those affected by the defrauding, have been suggested to speak to their bank for claiming a refund.

The App Store was inaugurated in July 2008, to facilitate iPhone and iPod touch users to download supplementary software, tools, as well as other beneficial apps to their gadgets. Over the last two years, it has added nearly 200,000 apps to its store.