Off Topic: Microsoft says Xbox security wasn't breached
Microsoft found no evidence of a security breach on its Xbox Live
or Bungie.net online gaming services, and gamers who had trouble with
their accounts were likely duped into giving up their details to
fraudsters, the company said Wednesday.
"There have been a few isolated incidents where malicious users
have been attempting to draw personal information from unsuspecting
users and use it to gain access to their Live account," the company
said in a statement.
The statement comes a day after Microsoft said it would investigate possible fraud on its Xbox Live and Bungie.net
online gaming properties. Gamers had reported that their Xbox Live
accounts were hijacked and their credit cards used to buy "Microsoft
Points," the virtual currency on Xbox Live, which has more than 6 million users.
"We have looked into the situation and found no evidence of any
compromise of the security of Bungie.net or our Live network,"
Microsoft said in the statement. It added that, to its knowledge, no
credit card or other personal information was exposed.
Read the full article here...Joris Evers
March 21, 2007
Source: CNet News