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Hackers Can Easily Lift Credit Card Info From a Used Xbox

Posted by timothy on from the extra-sensitive-data dept.

zacharye writes "Using nothing more than a few common tools, hackers can reportedly recover credit card numbers and other personal information from used Xbox 360 consoles even after they have been restored to factory settings. Researchers at Drexel University say they have successfully recovered sensitive personal data from a used Xbox console, and they claim Microsoft is doing a disservice to users by not taking precautions to secure their data. 'Microsoft does a great job of protecting their proprietary information,' researcher Ashley Podhradsky said."

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  1. I don't buy it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    TFA: Performing a fast scan on one of the drives resulted in a possible credit card hit as demonstrated in Image 10. Although this does not definitively prove there are any credit card numbers on the hard drive, it is highly probable given the results obtained. The Bank Identification Number in this hit identifies this as a Bank of America Discover Card [37].

    That's a solid find. Except for the fact that I can't find the option to enter in a Discover card to Xbox Live for it to store. Chances of this being a real valid Discover card number? I'd put it right around the same as /dev/urandom.

    http://i.imgur.com/A0M4d.png