Hackers target Xbox Live players

[asamoah19]

Taken from the BBC Website today, I know someone who's had something like this happen to them, though it turned out to be a virus that was blocking traffic through his router or somehting like that.


Xbox Live is being targeted by malicious hackers selling services that kick players off the network.

The booting services are proving popular with players who want a way to get revenge on those who beat them in an Xbox Live game.

The attackers are employing data flooding tools that have been used against websites for many years.

Microsoft is "investigating" the use of the tools and said those caught using them would be banned from Xbox Live.

"There's been a definite increase in the amount of people talking about and distributing these things over the last three to four weeks," said Chris Boyd, director of malware research at Facetime Communications...

linky: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7888369.stm

 

[badmonkey91]

hackers target things that are generally popular and that support the biggest fanbase of what they see as "not worthy". Hackers on the internet target windows because they see linux as being more "leet". They target norton anti-virus because they see anyone that buys the biggest name anti-virus to be enemy #1. If they unleash some plague of hacks onto xbox live, it's for the same reason.

Let's get the facts straight, xbox live's #1 fault to anyone apt enough to program computers is that it is a pay-to-play internet service. PC users don't understand this concept as we've had stellar online support since the internet existed, and we want those who support it to die. The other fault of xbox live, is that it is for the most part populated by xbox fan boys, who would otherwise not be gamers, or even own technology that wasn't simply to chat with other extreme douchebags.

To hackers that feel it necesary to hack xbox live:
God speed.

 

[jdnoth]

hackers target things that are generally popular and that support the biggest fanbase of what they see as "not worthy". Hackers on the internet target windows because they see linux as being more "leet". They target norton anti-virus because they see anyone that buys the biggest name anti-virus to be enemy #1. If they unleash some plague of hacks onto xbox live, it's for the same reason.

Let's get the facts straight, xbox live's #1 fault to anyone apt enough to program computers is that it is a pay-to-play internet service. PC users don't understand this concept as we've had stellar online support since the internet existed, and we want those who support it to die. The other fault of xbox live, is that it is for the most part populated by xbox fan boys, who would otherwise not be gamers, or even own technology that wasn't simply to chat with other extreme douchebags.

To hackers that feel it necesary to hack xbox live:
God speed.

Agreed. Xbox live users are worthy targets.

 

[D_987]

hackers target things that are generally popular and that support the biggest fanbase of what they see as "not worthy". Hackers on the internet target windows because they see linux as being more "leet". They target norton anti-virus because they see anyone that buys the biggest name anti-virus to be enemy #1. If they unleash some plague of hacks onto xbox live, it's for the same reason.

Let's get the facts straight, xbox live's #1 fault to anyone apt enough to program computers is that it is a pay-to-play internet service. PC users don't understand this concept as we've had stellar online support since the internet existed, and we want those who support it to die. The other fault of xbox live, is that it is for the most part populated by xbox fan boys, who would otherwise not be gamers, or even own technology that wasn't simply to chat with other extreme douchebags.

To hackers that feel it necesary to hack xbox live:
God speed.

So your ideology is:

. Its OK to attack people who pay to use a service they enjoy because we PC users don't pay, makes perfect sense, especially since PC users have a clear idea how much money it costs to run servers to support 17 million people...

. Its also ok because we are foolish enough to beleive in the stereotypical view on an Xbox Live gamer.

These justifications sound similar to pirating...

 

[Mrsoupcup]

Well when they catch them, lets tie them to a mast and flog them. (My friend was a hacker and the cost is only your... SOUL! MUHAHAHAHAHA)

 

[Legendel]

Hackers annoy me more than gamers... with gamers you can simply not play with them.. simple.. block them whatever. Hackers intrude on your gaming though... slowing down paid internet speeds, and degrading the gaming service, you paid for. I'm just saying, just because you, yourself are a crap gamer and got beaten, and the other arsehole rubs it in, then it doesn't mean you need to completely ruin their paid for privilage. Just block them and move on... but slightly more mature than the cocky prick, they'll always be someone better than him around.

=D

This is a post on being friendly, rather than insulting people, haha. Just get along, and try not to ruin everyone elses fun. There are legal ways to protect you having yours.

 

[KeyMaster45]

Hackers are the unloved bully child of the internet playground. We love to hate them, and love to sit around and conjecture about their motives. To further that love I offer this as a suggestion to their motives. BECAUSE THEY CAN. Yes, when you give the power of hacking to someone tech savy, the first thing they will do with it is makes someone's life miserable.

To speak from experience: working my way around various network securities I was able to remotly shut off any computer on my high school's network. First thing I did was try it on a friend, with fun results. Afterwards I became drunk with power and began shutting off random computers at will. To this day people still think it was the school board.

I'm in college now, but the point of my grade school antics is that I did it because I could. My first targets, after my friends of course, were people I did not like. In the case of hackers targeting P2P (pay to play for those unfamiliar) they are probably just to damn cheap to fork out money for a subscription.

The ultimate reason, as stated in the beginning, is they have the power, thus they will use it for evil given the chance. We can't deny it guys, as people who can hide behind anonymity, the tech community as a whole is really douchy to each other due to some superiority complex or another.

Sh*t happens, we just need to be wise enough to duck behind the sandbags when it comes our way.

 

[badmonkey91]

. Its also ok because we are foolish enough to beleive in the stereotypical view on an Xbox Live gamer.

If you've ever gotten on console online networks, you'd agree on the over all douchebaggery of the majority of players. Non-douchebags are in turn scared off, leaving only douchebags. It's not a stereotype, it is the reality.

I don't know what fuckhead would hack XBL, but he/she seriously has to be a bigger tool then anyone in the XBL community.

Doubtful. My first experience with an XBL addict was a 20-some shut-in screaming obsentities into his headset. Every experience after was mirrored.

 

[TwistedEllipses]

Why am I not surprised Halo 3 is the main target?

 

[zirnitra]

hmm, for all we know people may only be using it to kick team killers instantly, something which I actually support.

I doubt Microsoft will actually be able to track and ban that many people using them (like online MMORPGs don't really remove a great ratio of the players using bots)

the problem will cease when A) legal action is taken against the biggest distributor of this software or B) Microsoft updates it's live system so the current ones don't work with it. ether only temporarily stop it .

 

[zirnitra]

hmm, for all we know people may only be using it to kick team killers instantly, something which I actually support.

I doubt Microsoft will actually be able to track and ban that many people using them (like online MMORPGs don't really remove a great ratio of the players using bots)

the problem will cease when A) legal action is taken against the biggest distributor of this software or B) Microsoft updates it's live system so the current ones don't work with it. ether only temporarily stop it .

Wrong, actually. It says right there (and in the article that was written before this, if in fact an article was written fot The Escapist and I'm not just going crazy,) that they're using it to screw with people who beat them.
Basically, being sore losers.

Yeah that's what it says, I read that. but I just don't think most people would be that petty however a good amount of people want to get rid of team killers, and "revenge on people who beat them" if beating them means kill then it could include team killers.