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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Loking410ThPosted:
All ya dumb people that know who the fuuck does not know that been happening to people for years i swear people be finding stuff about late as shyt cause they common scene like common you can hack games you hack anything you want Lol duumb people now a days
FixPosted:
Iglesias Whos stupid enough to put a credit card on your Live account?
well if you do you can add MSP in 400 800 1600 4000 & 6000...
the 400 is nice and you dont have to go to the store...i have like 3 games bought off the dash...
Y2kiPosted:
see when i get rid of an xbox i keep my hard drive because i know that people can do that
AAmbitionsIsBackPosted:
CopyrightAAmbitionsIsBackIm pretty sure a "hacker" could easily steal your credit card information if they ever served you at a store Haha.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...
I hope they would try. I have a Cabelas card and if anyone uses it suspiciously, we get a new card shipped to us and our money back if we don't use it. Plus if a salemans used it, it would be a thousand times easier to sue them.
-Robin-Posted:
I would sue Microsoft if a problem occurred with me and my Credit card info.
Microsoft should be able to have maximum security for all your personal important info a user enters in on their console. That's unacceptable and needs to be fixed soon before big problems occur.
Microsoft should be able to have maximum security for all your personal important info a user enters in on their console. That's unacceptable and needs to be fixed soon before big problems occur.
CopyrightPosted:
AAmbitionsIsBackIm pretty sure a "hacker" could easily steal your credit card information if they ever served you at a store Haha.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...
CopyrightPosted:
mehimatt25 That is why you don't use credit cardsYeah, Why don't everyone not use a credit card anymore because MS cant protect peoples personal data completely from hackers even tho they say its safe. Are you stupid?
67891Posted:
Iglesias Whos stupid enough to put a credit card on your Live account?
Ya know only mostly everyone on xbox live
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