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XBL hacker steals Halo 3 armor, Microsoft says 'what's a hackings?' photo

A poor fellow at the official Bungie.net forums is claiming that he had an Xbox Live account hacked for his Halo 3 Recon Armor, which was gifted to the victim by Bungie itself. What's worse, Microsoft is currently refusing to do anything about it, and the unfortunate known as Skyllus (creator of the Halo 3 suicide video) apparently even had Xbox Live's customer support hang up on him.

Despite Microsoft's claims of a hack-free Live, Skyllus alledges that this has happened three times in but two months, and this latest has even had the hijacker bragging up his sad work online. The hacker is believed to be part of the "o infamous o" clan, a group of the so-called "best" account thieves online. 

If you check out the thread, you can see what a hassle it has been to get Microsoft to do anything about it. I've had to deal with Xbox Live's customer support before and I can lend my own testimony to how unhelpful, lazy and downright rude they can be. They've finally launched an investigation and hopefully something gets sorted out.

As for the waste of  sh*t in a bag of skin that is hiding behind the username of "I JaCkEd SkyLLus," firstly, random capitalization is the mark of all online retards, and secondly, you are completely pathetic, getting off on the idea of being "famous n*gga" because you can weasel your way into people's accounts. You're no different than the human vermin that we deal with at my other job who bail on the cab drivers without paying. It's a special kind of criminally pitiful that transcends revolting. Anyway, enjoy your precious Recon Armor, loser. 

Best of luck to Skyllus.


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Spykron's Avatar
Spykron at 12/29/2007 20:26
has anyone ever scratched off numbers on their points/month cards and smeared them to the point where you couldnt read them?
well if you did, you might suck at life.

but the point is if you call support and give them the other number on the card they should be able to tell you the code. but they wont. wtf.
michiyoyoshiku's Avatar
michiyoyoshiku at 12/29/2007 20:28
I smells lies

and MS support WHEN I GET SOMEBODY WHO ISN'T FROM BOMBAY
michiyoyoshiku's Avatar
michiyoyoshiku at 12/29/2007 20:28
I smells lies

and MS support WHEN I GET SOMEBODY WHO ISN'T FROM BOMBAY has been great to me
Cheeburga's Avatar
Cheeburga at 12/29/2007 20:29
Internet badasses.
Flakor's Avatar
Flakor at 12/29/2007 20:30
What a pathetic sack of shit

I have never had issues with customer support personally, but just looking at the situation you'd think they'd give him a new account with Gold for 2 months.
Jim Sterling's Avatar
Jim Sterling at 12/29/2007 20:34
michiyoyoshiku:

Of course that's possible, but I'm inclined to believe him. It's not like hacking doesn't happen and I see no reason why they'd go to such lengths, especially as Skyllus seems like a pretty legit guy and appears quite respected, especially for that vid.
vexed alex's Avatar
vexed alex at 12/29/2007 20:35
*sigh*

Know'd be cool? Destructoid putting up a banner calling this guy out for being the bitch ass that he is (like the whole Gurstmann thing). Low life piece of shit.

It pisses me off that Microsoft isn't doing shit about it. I mean, this guy has internet celebrity status within the Halo and XBOX community. He owns the fucking Recon Armor! He created those damn videos. Honestly, I hope this dip shit gets found and has not only his live account banned, but his entire IP adress and his credit cards. Whatever they can do (if they do anything) to get this guy off.
DisablingEagle's Avatar
DisablingEagle at 12/29/2007 20:50
Microsoft is ignent.
vexed alex's Avatar
vexed alex at 12/29/2007 20:53
Wow. Reading that forum post all I can say is that this asshole doesn't deserve to be alive. He's a racist piece of worthless shit. The good thing is that they're trying to get the word out. It seems to be working because Destructoid has this story.

Also, upon reading that forum, the guy seems to be getting a tad frightened seeing as they've probably found the guy. He's offered to give him back the account.
Neonie's Avatar
Neonie at 12/29/2007 21:11
You know I must have some luck. Any time I've had to call anyones customer Service i've gotten nothing but nice people that were as helpfully as they could be. [And 3 out of 5 were women which made it a bit easier].
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Shin Oni at 12/29/2007 21:14
people still play halo like that? lol.

I remember my friend called the support lines and uh...he started bitching and yelling at them. At least to the point they gave him some free games for telling him he could use a memory card to copy saved files, achievements and all that stuff to his new gammertag

I have yet to call any of those support lines and I hope I don't. I get tired of having to be rerouted to another country to hear some completely confused indian/african/arabian guy/girl who's just reading the same ole stuff in the manual.
AlucardX24's Avatar
AlucardX24 at 12/29/2007 21:22
We shall declare war on 'o infamous o'
*pops in Halo 3* Who's with me? Btw, it's Alucard from IRC.
007's Avatar
007 at 12/29/2007 21:30
Damn that guy is cool. I wanna be just like him when I grow up.

Seriously, people like him just piss the SHIT out of me. Make me wanna choke a bitch. Or better yet, choke that hacker.
Scrixx's Avatar
Scrixx at 12/29/2007 21:42
Someone needs to end their life ASAP!
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Skyllus vBi at 12/29/2007 22:24
This is Skyllus, just wanted to say thanks for posting this and helping get the word out. We're getting more and more feedback and a surprising amount of people saying this has happened to people they know or themselves in the past. And EVERYONE has complaints about Xbox Live support.

Keep up the good work guys.
Sharpless's Avatar
Sharpless at 12/29/2007 22:29
What an idiot. People like that need to grow some nuts.

MS support is so-so. Just pray that you get someone who is competant and not an asshole, when you call.
vexed alex's Avatar
vexed alex at 12/29/2007 22:31
@ Skyllus

You have Destructoid support, meng. Hopefully Joystiq and Kotaku jump in. They posted about the Gurstmann rumors before it was huge, they can post about this. Slow asses.
Juggernaut's Avatar
Juggernaut at 12/29/2007 23:05
o infamous o is a bunch of douche bags. I met them back in Halo 2 when a friend of mine had his account jacked.

Good luck Skyllus, I'm sure you'll get it back. Sadly I'm not sure what can prevent them from doing things like this again.
brainderailment's Avatar
brainderailment at 12/29/2007 23:23
fuck that kid
vexed alex's Avatar
vexed alex at 12/29/2007 23:36
If this gets a lot of press, then there's no reason why the XBOX Live team shouldn't push the resources into taking this lonely sad piece of shit out.

The guy's clearly an idiot based on his forum posts. He's bound to have slipped up somewhere. It also seems that Major Nelson is interested in what's going on based on one of the comments.

"Thank you. I contacted him and he told me to send him a completely detailed email about the situation"
Pedro Blandino's Avatar
Pedro Blandino at 12/29/2007 23:38
soo, i should't tell people i got the Recon amour in fear of my account being stolen. WTF!

Pedro supports you in your mission.
Boolean's Avatar
Boolean at 12/29/2007 23:41
http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomy
Name=cybercrime_and_hacking&articleId=9014087&
taxonomyId=82&intsrc=kc_top

Frankly I'm not surprised. Unless a company doesn't employ entire teams of dumbass overseas call operators who couldn't give a shit about their job, ringing up and going 'omg I forgot my password' is still the #1 way to get into anyone’s account info.
arCtiC's Avatar
arCtiC at 12/29/2007 23:42
We all have your support Sky! I won't stop until we get some favorable results!
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vexed alex at 12/29/2007 23:48
"Unless a company doesn't employ entire teams of dumbass overseas call operators who couldn't give a shit about their job, ringing up and going 'omg I forgot my password' is still the #1 way to get into anyone’s account info."

I suggest you read The World Is Flat by Thomas L. Friedman before you speak such ignorant words. The fact that these people can speak a second language should be enough for you to give them respect. And to be honest, they have to deal with a fuck ton of retarded ass Americans. I can see why some of them are a bit on edge.

Also, there's no way in hell that any company gives you any information unless you give them credit card numbers, your address, and other crap. So, you're pretty much wrong there, as well. Thanks for trying.
Redzie's Avatar
Redzie at 12/29/2007 23:49
Recon shmecon. About time bungie outed how you can get the damn thing and make these idiots more pathetic than they already are.
Bengoshia's Avatar
Bengoshia at 12/30/2007 00:13
I lol'd
Skyllus vBi's Avatar
Skyllus vBi at 12/30/2007 00:25
Bit of an update for you guys.

Through a team-mate of mine, Major Nelson requested a detailed report of what happened. Just sent it out. Will try to keep you guys updated as we reach more people.
Boolean's Avatar
Boolean at 12/30/2007 00:29
@vexed alex: "Also, there's no way in hell that any company gives you any information unless you give them credit card numbers, your address, and other crap."

Bullshit. I can go in and draw out every last cent of my bank account with no ID, just a signature. And while MS should be asking for ID and so on, my point was that when you get a bunch of people who couldn't care less about their job they won't follow protocol (like in the article I linked too).
vexed alex's Avatar
vexed alex at 12/30/2007 01:34
"I can go in and draw out every last cent of my bank account with no ID, just a signature."

Then I suggest you look for a new bank.

Also, these people are sometimes monitored. They have to follow protocol by asking for your credit card information and your Windows Live ID and password. Can you also please explain to me how Microsoft can make you show you their ID over the phone?

And it's true that sometimes you may get a situation where the person on the other line may be a dumb ass and not follow the rules, that's humanity for ya'! It's not going to be perfect. So you shouldn't be judging every over seas tech support employee based on that. Fact as, what you said was ignorant. End of story.
Necros's Avatar
Necros at 12/30/2007 02:11
Microsoft really needs to get their act together, because this is sad.
Samit Sarkar's Avatar
Samit Sarkar at 12/30/2007 03:26
Hey Jim, my online name doesn’t have random capitalization — every other letter is capitalized. I just didn’t like the way it looked when nothing was capitalized (or just the first letter). Also, I was in, like, ninth or tenth grade. Cut me some slack.
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benjoman at 12/30/2007 04:13
Xbox Live support in Australia, ain't pretty bad, it's actually the best support i've received over the phone, compared to sony, or nintendo.

and they are not from Bombay, that's for sure, they speak reasonable english, i still have a hunch that they're from the Philippines though, haha.
Mxyzptlk's Avatar
Mxyzptlk at 12/30/2007 05:09
I so want to read the follow-up where this kid gets his ass handed to him by the law. What a douche.
Syn's Avatar
Syn at 12/30/2007 07:03
I'm glad this pansy is getting nervous and the story is getting around, people like this need to get their teeth kicked in.
Jim Sterling's Avatar
Jim Sterling at 12/30/2007 08:13
Yeah, very glad his getting nervous now. Bet he wasn't expecting anybody to give a shit, the little prick. That God complex of his sure is fragile, huh.
Revolutionary's Avatar
Revolutionary at 12/30/2007 08:44
I absolutely despise having to call Xbox support. When my original Premium went up and I had to call them they acted like I took a piss on a recepticle and blew the bastard.

-Rev
morbo47's Avatar
morbo47 at 12/30/2007 09:46
That really really sucks for him. How the hell do you even go about hacking that?

As for the customer support thing, every time I've called, they've been as helpful and nice as all get out, and fellow Canadians to boot!
Crapsh00t's Avatar
Crapsh00t at 12/30/2007 09:52
It's good to see the shit hitting the fan on this guy. I hope for a permanent ban by MAC and IP. We'll see how technically clever the little Napoleon is then. Sadly, I don't think that's going to be the end result at all, especially when MS is involved. :(

Also, is there anything that can be done about the infamous clan?
Batthink's Avatar
Batthink at 12/30/2007 09:56
You tell 'em, Jim. Good rant.

Jim'll fix it. Microsoft Customer Services won't.
Batthink's Avatar
Batthink at 12/30/2007 09:56
You tell 'em, Jim. Good rant.

Jim'll fix it. Microsoft Customer Services won't.
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NihonTiger90 at 12/30/2007 09:57
I feel bad for the guy that got hacked. And Microsoft just seems to be denying to help him to ignore the issue so they can still claim Live is hack-proof, even when it clearly is not.
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Holyetheline at 12/30/2007 10:03
Wow Microsoft has terrible customer support.
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WastelandTraveler at 12/30/2007 10:47
holy shit, bad grammar is bad, these kids need to stop playing video games and go back to school. ThiS iS LiKe CoUnTeR-StRIKE ComMuniTY AlL 0V3r AgAin!
Crapsh00t's Avatar
Crapsh00t at 12/30/2007 11:04
Is it just me, or did o infamous o's website get hacked?

http://oinfam0uso.moonfruit.com/
konchu's Avatar
konchu at 12/30/2007 11:12
You know this is crazy I know that cases are still gonna happen but I though MS had cracked down on the social engineering stuff. Tighten the leash on your people MS and you know like most customer support companys don't you keep a log anytime an account is touched or even viewed by what rep. Just a thought.
Juggernaut's Avatar
Juggernaut at 12/30/2007 11:19
@Skyllus
Thats awesome. Nelson will definitely be able to help.
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JonDarkwood at 12/30/2007 12:27
Hahaha, if they got hacked it'll be evev more LOL.
Electrobes's Avatar
Electrobes at 12/30/2007 12:37
Crapsh00t: Shit it'd be funny if it as true! Kinda looks like it though...
Y0j1mb0's Avatar
Y0j1mb0 at 12/30/2007 13:56
The moral of the story? Microsoft customer service sucks.
This isn't new. The more consumers they get on LIVE the more outsourcing MS does for it's customer services.

Welcome to the Next Gen.
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tehuberone at 12/30/2007 13:57
^^ He did it ^^
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