Off Topic: Xbox Live hacked, accounts stolen
Online gaming forums are buzzing with reports that Xbox Live
accounts linked to Microsoft's Windows Live ID service are being
hijacked by malicious hackers.
Kevin Finisterre, a security researcher at Digital Munition, raised the issue
on the Full Disclosure mailing list over the weekend, calling attention
to rumors that Microsoft's Bungie.net was the victim of a breach that
exposed a portion of Xbox Live.
"Some folks are having their Microsoft points stolen and or points purchased via their stolen gamer tag," Finisterre said.
A quick search of user forums at xbox.com and other gaming sites
turned up multiple messages from Xbox Live users complaining about
hijacked accounts, which typically link gamer tags to Windows Live ID
(formerly .NET Passport).
According to Finisterre, there is a group online called "Infamous Clan" brazenly offering to "jack" Xbox Live accounts and boasting about successful account theft.
Several Xbox Live users contacted me to confirm the rumors and make
it clear that the stolen accounts are being used for nefarious
purposes.
Read the full text here...Ryan Naraine
March 20, 2007
Source: ZDNet