Report: Hackers can pull credit card info from old Xbox 360 hard drives
The report comes from an ongoing study at Drexel University. Researcher Ashley Podhradsky told Kotaku that Microsoft does a good job protecting its own proprietary information on the console, but doesn't take any steps to protect user data. As part of the study, the group purchased one used Xbox 360 console, installed some hacking tools and started to root around. Soon enough they were able to retrieve some files and folders, eventually extracting the original owner's credit card information.
We've contacted Microsoft to try and find out if this is the case on all hard drives and even USB drives that have had profiles transferred onto them, and if there are any possible steps users may take to protect their data (other than chucking their devices into a volcano). With several gaming platforms and company websites falling prey to hackers over the last year, and the continual rise of digital distribution, safe online infrastructures are more important than ever to gamers today.
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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/29/report-hackers-can-pull-credit-card-info-from-old-xbox-360-hard/#comments
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-BlitzKrieg-Posted:
Death_Wolf-BlitzKrieg-SureCydia YAY I HAVE NO RED RING
You dropped your soap!
Ha! Oh, wait what?
LOL!
T0xic8earPosted:
Iglesias Whos stupid enough to put a credit card on your Live account?
only a few million would.
AAmbitionsIsBackPosted:
SympotheticIglesias Whos stupid enough to put a credit card on your Live account?
Im guessing you don't have a credit card do you?You know it's a lot easier than going to the store to buy stuff you know.
You know I have a credit card and it's just as easy to buy live or msp's when your in town 5+ days a week for school/work. And it's a lot safer...
Bawz-ModzPosted:
Iglesias Whos stupid enough to put a credit card on your Live account?
Im guessing you don't have a credit card do you?You know it's a lot easier than going to the store to buy stuff you know.
KawaiiPosted:
-BlitzKrieg-SureCydia YAY I HAVE NO RED RING
You dropped your soap!
Ha! Oh, wait what?
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