Xbox Live Fraud Probed By Microsoft 21
Several outlets are reporting on Microsoft's investigations into the possibility of hacking and fraud on the Xbox live service. After customer service complaints, rumours of hacked accounts, and allegations of mis-used credit card information, C|Net reports that the Microsoft has opened an investigation. At the very least, this will reassure frustrated customers. Kevin Finisterre has kept a log of his discussion with the 1-800-MY-XBOX folks and the service's ongoing problems. "Security researcher Kevin Finisterre was playing Halo on a recent night with several friends when some of their opponents threatened to steal their accounts, he said. 'Literally the next day my girl's account was locked out,' Finisterre wrote in an e-mail Tuesday. 'I received a message on my Xbox that said: "We are sorry we must log you out of Xbox Live because someone else is using your Gamertag."' The account was banned."
Check the PCs (Score:3, Informative)
It is highly improbable that Microsoft's servers were compromised. Administering their own network is one of the few things they do relatively well.
Schwab
Re:Method? (Score:3, Informative)
Didn't you read the post? (Score:4, Informative)
Read the very post you responded to. The caller is askign exactly that, with the excuse that a brother or kid created the account with false info... in that context it sounds reasonable to ask what name they put on the account. I can easily see this tactic working.