Latest XBL Exploit Takes Aim at User's Credit Cards

[jedizero]

Microsoft: "We'll be a smug trolling douche bag on a corporate level."

Universe: "....Yeah, Karma's a ***** ain't it?"

 

[JDKJ]

Let me ask you this, would you hate anyone who still supports the police after a week of stories about dirty cops?

Haters gonna hate. That's what haters do: they hate.

 

[Ghengis John]

Microsoft: "We'll be a smug trolling douche bag on a corporate level."

Universe: "....Yeah, Karma's a ***** ain't it?"

It's a phishing scam. meaning you have to be stupid enough to GIVE them your information. This is NOT the same thing.

Stay tuned for updates but, for now, you might want to avoid playing any Call of Duty titles online. Excuse me but I have to get back to obsessively checking my bank account...

Seriously, stop panicking. Get your shit together. Fix your story.

 

[jedizero]

It's a phishing scam. meaning you have to be stupid enough to GIVE them your information. This is NOT the same thing.

I never said it was the same thing. I just think its kind of funny that immediately after Microsoft trolls PSN users, shit like this happens.

 

[The Sane]

Phishing? You're trying to equate a phishing scam to the recent psn hack?

You need to fix this story because the problem is you're going to feed morons like this guy:

I find this funny after all the Xbox fanboys trying to say "PSN is shit because it's free" and now there's a possibility that their personal info was stolen....on a service they paid for.

Wonder if it's the same people who got the PSN...

Maybe what you want is to be the number one story on playstation fan boy forums and spread misinformation that will have to be dealt with for the next five years across a million social networks. I seriously thought you above playing the Glenn Beck of the internet though.

I had a theory that the OP is a PS3 fanboy himself, and felt the need to give XBOX a kicking to cheer himself up a bit ^^. (not that it matters, but yes at the very least this article is badly worded, which I have already pointed out so I will shut up about it now).

 

[subtlefuge]

Phishers gonna phish.

Seriously, this form of scamming predates the postal service. It's not really an exploit if someone surrenders their information.

 

[subtlefuge]

It's a phishing scam. meaning you have to be stupid enough to GIVE them your information. This is NOT the same thing.

I never said it was the same thing. I just think its kind of funny that immediately after Microsoft trolls PSN users, shit like this happens.

Shit like this has been happening for centuries. People pretend to be something they are not, and then they take advantage of you.

I guarantee that the PSN has an equal amount of this going on.

 

[Ghengis John]

I guarantee that the PSN has an equal amount of this going on.

Just, you know, not at the moment.

 

[D_987]

Wow, there's sensationalist journalism and then there's this, I know The Escapists newsroom isn't the most reliable or trustworthy but wow - this is a whole new level of manipulating reality.

Almost seems like there's a full blown coordinated attack at work here. Maybe 'anon' could use it's super powers to find these turds and bring them before the people.

No, this is nothing of the sort, regardless of how much The Escapist is trying to push the angle of "hackers got your details" all the actual story is, is that Microsoft have issued a security warning regarding phishing attempts in Modern Warfare 2. They regularly put out these announcements once activities in games get to high.

At least there will be less "Should have bought a 360" going around. Silver lining, silver lining...

Why, do you not receive messages letting you know people can glitch you to 10th prestige or whatever on PSN? Because that's all this is about, receiving messages in-game as people try to trick others into giving them free Microsoft points. The article is incredibly mis-leading.

These recent Call of Duty cyber-attacks are the first time users have had their information accessed in-game, via hackers' modded Xbox 360s.

Should be immediately changed; that's even worse than the initial headline - that's not what has happened, and nobody but The Escapist is claiming this has occurred...

 

[aashell13]

Anyone who still supports hackers after this week... can... go away...

Not all hackers are criminals. Some of them just like to tinker with things. To say all hackers are criminals is like saying all executives are guilty of tax fraud.

 

[subtlefuge]

I guarantee that the PSN has an equal amount of this going on.

Just, you know, not at the moment.

Well played sir, well played.

 

[AstylahAthrys]

Thank God I don't play Call of Duty. And it's nothing like what happened on the PS3. It's a phishing attempt, not people hacking into XBL and stealing stuff. You get those in your email all the time. I think The Escapist is trying to level up the console wars... or maybe even them out. I dunno. Please post a less misleading title, Escapist. You're escalating flame wars this way

Also:

I guarantee that the PSN has an equal amount of this going on.

Just, you know, not at the moment.

No truer words have been spoken, my friends.

 

[Asehujiko]

Anyone who still supports hackers after this week... can... go away...

Hackers are a singular entity?

 

[RatRace123]

Less worried about this one, never bought a call of duty title in my life and I almost exclusively play singleplayer, a fact I feel extremely justified in now. This isn't really the same as the PSN hacking though.
Still, what the hell is going on? It's like we're some sort of internet Gotham City with no Batman to kick the shit heads in the teeth.

 

[Canid117]

Anyone who still supports hackers after this week... can... go away...

Remember when hackers used to attack things that gamers didn't like?

You guys do realize that there are more than one group of hackers and that most hackers are independent of one another right? You sound as though you believe that "Hackers" is one group of ten guys that run every illegal computer activity in the world.

 

[beema]

OH NO THIS IS TOO FUNNY!
lol
This article read like the best/worst joke ever.
My god, this is absurd!

also: take that you idiotic xbox fanboys saying "HAHA STOOPID PSN USERS I BET YOU WISH U HAD XBOX NAO!"

I know it's not the same situation, but still, the fact is, none of these systems are 100% safe. It's how the company responds to it that shows their true colors (Sony's response = clusterfuck).

Also, anyone remember back in 2002 or whatever when Microsoft was massively hacked?

 

[Ilikemilkshake]

Anyone who still supports hackers after this week... can... go away...

Not all hackers are criminals. Some of them just like to tinker with things. To say all hackers are criminals is like saying all executives are guilty of tax fraud.

Anyone who still supports hackers after this week... can... go away...

Hackers are a singular entity?

Im talking about the hackers that have been in the news this week, people still seem to think they're the good guys and Sony and MS are the bad guys.

 

[D_987]

OH NO THIS IS TOO GOOD!
lol
This article read like the best/worst joke ever.
My god, this is absurd!

also: take that you idiotic xbox fanboys saying "HAHA STOOPID PSN USERS I BET YOU WISH U HAD XBOX NAO!"

Perhaps you should actually read the details behind this story, I don't mind if you want to beleive the 360 has been compromised in the same way as PSN, but at least realize this article is completely manipulating the truth to try and scare people. All the article is actually meant to be talking about are phishing attempts - messages in game trying to trick people into giving them free Microsoft points, or access to their account by promising some kind of in-game gain; usually 10th prestige. The same thing occurs on all online gaming services.

 

[Frosted89]

Perhaps you should actually read the details behind this story, I don't mind if you want to beleive the 360 has been compromised in the same way as PSN, but at least realize this article is completely manipulating the truth to try and scare people. All the article is actually meant to be talking about are phishing attempts - messages in game trying to trick people into giving them free Microsoft points, or access to their account by promising some kind of in-game gain; usually 10th prestige. The same thing occurs on all online distribution channels.

Which I never have to worry about, because I put my online settings to friends only, don't want to hear 10 year old's screaming at me on XBL or sending me hate-filled messages.

 

[D_987]

Which I never have to worry about, because I put my online settings to friends only, don't want to hear 10 year old's screaming at me on XBL or sending me hate-filled messages.

It's probably the best policy; I'm just amazed The Escapist would stoop to the level of trying to imply hackers can access your credit card details in-game...