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My acct got hacked last month. I didn't give out any inf, yet it still happened. The hacker ran up $80 in ms points. Ms is investigting and my acct is locked... been using a different profile.
It's funny and sad because I never heard of a single credit card being used from the Sony hacking and the 1st proof is a victim. I have also heard quite a bit of the "FIFA hacking" that has been going on and no one has really posted anything about it.
I know a guy who uses "You read the Guardian!" as an insult. Needless to say, he also reads the Sun and refuses to see anything pornographic with page 3.
@JQM78 Same thing happened with my account and I'm very curious as to how they were able to access my account.
the sun: gold standard of British journalism.
This is a newspaper famous for having boobs on page 3.
This is a newspaper famous for having boobs on page 3.
@God Complex
Aliens do seem to care about the Olympics, we have our own little alien organising the whole thing!
Aliens do seem to care about the Olympics, we have our own little alien organising the whole thing!
the same people that read this mag are prob the same idiots who bought the kinect based on the exploding fad. and prob own 3 ipads and iphones just because everyone else does. and would freak out about news like this since they are computer illiterate and common sense deprived.
I suppose next they're going to tell me that nice Nigerian man at my long-lost father's oil company isn't real, even after he assured me it wasn't a scam and he would deposit 10,000,000 USD in my account once I emailed him by account and routing numbers.
Come on, have some faith in people. I'm sure that deposit is just taking a few extra days because of the holiday season.
And that email from UPS saying I had a package and had to open the attached file to claim it seemed legit too.
Come on, have some faith in people. I'm sure that deposit is just taking a few extra days because of the holiday season.
And that email from UPS saying I had a package and had to open the attached file to claim it seemed legit too.
If this were a Sony thread it would be different and I imagine Jim would have found a much better new source.So far, two people have posted that they have been hacked and two people have noted the "FIFA HACK" but hey it's MS they are invincible.
[urlhttp://www.insidegamingdaily.com/2011/10/14/xbox-live-accounts-hacked-in-the-name-of-fifa-love/[/url]
[urlhttp://www.insidegamingdaily.com/2011/10/14/xbox-live-accounts-hacked-in-the-name-of-fifa-love/[/url]
I was sent a tweet 10 days ago directing me to where I could get these supposed free points and Xbla memberships. I knew it was an obvious scam and ignored it.
@Occams Electric Toothbrush
Well I am guessing by using social engineering likely calling costumer service ofcourse there is also the technique where they contact you instead.
But likely this case they were calling up costumer service pretending to be you by trying to bullshit their way through the conversation using guesswork and nudging costumerservice into the right direction...Untill they have the right amount of information to take over your account.
They likely googled your nickname before but the really skilled ones can go in blind...
Well I am guessing by using social engineering likely calling costumer service ofcourse there is also the technique where they contact you instead.
But likely this case they were calling up costumer service pretending to be you by trying to bullshit their way through the conversation using guesswork and nudging costumerservice into the right direction...Untill they have the right amount of information to take over your account.
They likely googled your nickname before but the really skilled ones can go in blind...
@JQM78 & Occams electric toothbrush
Going on 2 months w/o my live account and it's really starting to suck. I'd like to know why Microsoft has such a terrible turnaround on helping customers. If it's because there's so many, then why hasn't there been some sort of formal/public announcement? Was MS hacked? I didn't even know it could happen until one day I'm disconnected from live, go back to my dashboard and everything is in Russian.
Going on 2 months w/o my live account and it's really starting to suck. I'd like to know why Microsoft has such a terrible turnaround on helping customers. If it's because there's so many, then why hasn't there been some sort of formal/public announcement? Was MS hacked? I didn't even know it could happen until one day I'm disconnected from live, go back to my dashboard and everything is in Russian.
My live account got hacked 12 days ago. The shifty fuckers bought $80 in points as has happened to JQ and Occam.
Still waiting for the charges to be reversed. You'd really think an alarm would trigger on Live if someone suddenly accessed an account half the world away from where it always logs in on, but it's possible the hackers were using a proxy.
Either way, that's it. Once I get my account back, no more credit cards on file. It will be all point cards, if anything.
Still waiting for the charges to be reversed. You'd really think an alarm would trigger on Live if someone suddenly accessed an account half the world away from where it always logs in on, but it's possible the hackers were using a proxy.
Either way, that's it. Once I get my account back, no more credit cards on file. It will be all point cards, if anything.
Hey jim, why aren't you posting news on the REAL threat going on? Where's the MS shitstorm articles like the millions you posted of sony getting hacked?
"Cyberterror Hackvampires"
I lol'ed.
Is every newspaper with boobs in it the equivalent to toilet paper? It's the same here in austria.
@UltorOscariot:
Oh, shit just got real I suppose.
I lol'ed.
Is every newspaper with boobs in it the equivalent to toilet paper? It's the same here in austria.
@UltorOscariot:
Oh, shit just got real I suppose.
Hack Vampires do exist. They sparkle and look like Robert Pattinson.
I have a hard time taking a story seriously when they need to include a shot of J.Lo feeling herself up next to it.
I have a hard time taking a story seriously when they need to include a shot of J.Lo feeling herself up next to it.
Xbox Live has been hacked proper a few times now, just Microsoft like to play things down quite a lot.
As was previously mentioned, it had a pretty bad spree not too long ago.
As was previously mentioned, it had a pretty bad spree not too long ago.
I'm confused as to how someone could STEAL money from your XBL account...? They could buy stuff (on your account), but how do they turn it into legit $$$ they can get back out of the XBL system?
I just looked at my account and I see no method to GIFT purchase to another account nor can I view the full CC numbers I have saved. Granted, I'm not a criminal mastermind nor do I purchase XBL stuff left and right so maybe I'm just missing something obvious....
I just looked at my account and I see no method to GIFT purchase to another account nor can I view the full CC numbers I have saved. Granted, I'm not a criminal mastermind nor do I purchase XBL stuff left and right so maybe I'm just missing something obvious....
I get about 10+ fake (phishing) emails a week from "Blizzard." How the fuck is this front page worthy - oh, it's The Sun.
Actually, people on XBL have been hacked a lot lately, including my friend. Microsoft is saying nothing about it and yet people are pissed off at Sony when THERE ARE NOT REPORTS of people getting robbed from the PSN hack.
@masterninja
Next time I need cosplay goods, I shall call this costumer service of which you speak, and prompt them to give me costumer details.
Awesome word. It's now my word of the day!
Next time I need cosplay goods, I shall call this costumer service of which you speak, and prompt them to give me costumer details.
Awesome word. It's now my word of the day!
I blame that little Gerstmann looking kid who bought a bunch of games on his mom's card. Little creep...
Hey Jim, a lot of the people getting attacked on Xbox Live aren't idiots like you're assuming. Do some actual research and don't base your posts on The Sun.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=442986
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=449608
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=451055
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=442986
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=449608
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=451055
Same boat as JQM78. No bogus phishing attempts to nab it from me, heck, I barely use the device or the credentials to get into it, to begin with. Nevertheless, someone nabbed them.
Seems I got off relatively easily though. The user only used the 1600 points I had on hand and used them to buy tracks for 'LIPS'. Short of now having 8 LIPS achievements tied to my account and the missing 1520 points, I'm not doing too bad.
Still doesn't mean I have access to my account while MS 'investigates'. If they get done in the 25 days they promised, I'll be surprised.
Funny how SONY got a ton of flak for the hack back in Spring, but I, nor anyone else I've spoke with, was negatively affected outside of the PSN outage itself. Own a 360 half the time, bam, someone goes for a karaoke ride with mine.
Seems I got off relatively easily though. The user only used the 1600 points I had on hand and used them to buy tracks for 'LIPS'. Short of now having 8 LIPS achievements tied to my account and the missing 1520 points, I'm not doing too bad.
Still doesn't mean I have access to my account while MS 'investigates'. If they get done in the 25 days they promised, I'll be surprised.
Funny how SONY got a ton of flak for the hack back in Spring, but I, nor anyone else I've spoke with, was negatively affected outside of the PSN outage itself. Own a 360 half the time, bam, someone goes for a karaoke ride with mine.
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