Microsoft owns up to Xbox Live pretexting

Iria · Mar 26, 2007, 02:31 AM

Source: ComputerWorld
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March 25, 2007 (Computerworld) -- Months after Xbox Live users began complaining of hacked accounts, Microsoft yesterday admitted that the service's support staff is at fault, victims of "'pretexting" calls by identity thieves.

Reports of account theft on Xbox Live have been making the rounds of its member forums since at least December. But Microsoft responded only after noted security researcher -- Kevin Finisterre of "Month of Apple Bugs" fame -- last week went public about how his account was hijacked.

But Microsoft responded only after noted security researcher -- Kevin Finisterre of "Month of Apple Bugs" fame -- last week went public about how his account was hijacked.

Mar 26, 2007, 02:31 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Microsoft owns up to Xbox Live pretexting Source: ComputerWorld ________ March 25, 2007 (Computerworld) -- Months after Xbox Live users began complaining of hacked accounts, Microsoft yesterday admitted that the service's support staff is at fault, victims of "'pretexting" calls by identity thieves. Reports of account theft on Xbox Live have been making the rounds of its member forums since at least December. But Microsoft responded only after noted security researcher -- Kevin Finisterre of "Month of Apple Bugs" fame -- last week went public about how his account was hijacked. But Microsoft responded only after noted security researcher -- Kevin Finisterre of "Month of Apple Bugs" fame -- last week went public about how his account was hijacked.