Microsoft responds to Xbox Live hacking story
In a post on Microsoft's Xbox UK Facebook page, a message states: "Xbox LIVE has not been hacked. Microsoft can confirm that there has been no breach to the security of our Xbox LIVE service. In this case, a number of Xbox LIVE members appear to have recently been victim of malicious ‘phishing’ scams (ie. online attempts to acquire personal information such as passwords, user names and credit card details by purporting to be a legitimate company or person)."
The Facebook post adds, "The online safety of Xbox LIVE members remains of the utmost importance, which is why we consistently take measures to protect Xbox LIVE against ever-changing threats."
While "phishing" scams are certainly a huge issue for Xbox Live account holders, Microsoft has little power to go after such operations since they don't actually attack the Xbox Live system.
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Source: http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-responds-to-uk-xbox-live-hacking-story
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WinryPosted:
Mxalx160HEY, i read the daily chronicle :/zAleexLol u mad?Zerkos Stupid people read the sun. stupid people believe the sun.
No. Bored people read the sun, and what the **** do you read ? The **** Daily Chronicle. At least The Sun newspaper doesn't cover all depressing stories you miserable ****!
OT: They need to get there facts straight before publishing a story. That looks bad on there reputation.
Mxalx160Posted:
zAleexLol u mad?Zerkos Stupid people read the sun. stupid people believe the sun.
No. Bored people read the sun, and what the **** do you read ? The **** Daily Chronicle. At least The Sun newspaper doesn't cover all depressing stories you miserable ****!
OT: They need to get there facts straight before publishing a story. That looks bad on there reputation.
zAleexPosted:
Zerkos Stupid people read the sun. stupid people believe the sun.
No. Bored people read the sun, and what the **** do you read ? The **** Daily Chronicle. At least The Sun newspaper doesn't cover all depressing stories you miserable ****!
TroPPicZPosted:
Oasis I posted all this yesterday long before you put it as a news article.
How about reading the Breaking News section a bit more often? You really do take the piss sometimes.
Whoever's in charge of updating these sections needs to learn how to credit the right people - I don't mean me either.
Whatever rant over, just wish some people at TTG would use their brains a bit more.
More people will see the news if it's on the homepage. The majority of people don't look in the Breaking News section.
OasisPosted:
I posted all this yesterday long before you put it as a news article.
How about reading the Breaking News section a bit more often? You really do take the piss sometimes.
Whoever's in charge of updating these sections needs to learn how to credit the right people - I don't mean me either.
Whatever rant over, just wish some people at TTG would use their brains a bit more.
How about reading the Breaking News section a bit more often? You really do take the piss sometimes.
Whoever's in charge of updating these sections needs to learn how to credit the right people - I don't mean me either.
Whatever rant over, just wish some people at TTG would use their brains a bit more.
TTG-MediaModdingPosted:
z_quickscoper I bet nost of the victims arte of the ages 6-12.Yeah because they are dumb little kids who fall for that crap.
WillyboboPosted:
These kids probably put their live id and pass into a "microsoft generator" and it ended up being a scam like all of the other ones. Stupid kids, get real?
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