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Hackers Targeting Xbox Live

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the you-have-been-warned dept.

darthcamaro writes "Windows isn't the only piece of Microsoft technology that hackers are attacking anymore. During a presentation at the SecTor security conference in Toronto, a Facetime security researcher revealed numerous methods by which Xbox users are being hacked today. 'Though the Xbox doesn't have the number one market share, it is the top target for hackers,' Boyd said. 'Xbox Live has 17 million plus subscribers, and that service requires payment.'"

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  1. Phishing, not Hacking by Silentknyght · · Score: 5, Informative

    Don't be confused. They're not hacking your hardware or the Xbox Live servers. They're using social engineering and any publicly available information (courtesy of things users choose to divulge in their profiles) to attempt to get passwords.

    Big difference between hacking & phishing. Moreover, there's nothing particularly unique to the XBox Live service & this phishing, either.