Xbox Live Hack Was Just a Social Engineering Trick

[Minstrels]

Xbox Live Director of Programming Larry Hryb (“Major Nelson”) has revealed that Microsoft's Xbox support center was a victim of a social engineering trick, which may have allowed an attacker to obtain personal data of an Xbox Live subscriber.

A security researcher, Kevin Finisterre, discovered not a hack, but the fact that some accounts may have been compromised as a result of 'social engineering', also known as ‘pre-texting’, through our support center. Kevin gave me a call directly and once I realized what he was talking about (he sent me some painful-to-listen-to audio files) I confirmed that the team is fully aware of this issue. They are examining the policies, and have already begun re-training the support staff and partners to help make sure we reduce this type of social engineering attack.

Found that on http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/13091/...neering-Trick/
Dont think it has been posted if it has please dont flame me just close the thread.

[mnbvjifhgtge]

o.O so customers card details etc etc were compromised on microsofts own systems because of a flipping experiment??

[:Hazel]

is that why it was down for maintenance the other day?

[Cwmbran]

is that why it was down for maintenance the other day?

I believe so.

[Pixel]

o.O so customers card details etc etc were compromised on microsofts own systems because of a flipping experiment??

I don't get what you mean about experiment?

I think xboxlive is down now cos I just tried to log on a min ago

[Barkseh2131]

It's like a billion to one that they get your card details, but if they get mine i wont be happy!

[Cwmbran]

I think xboxlive is down now cos I just tried to log on a min ago

I can't connect to XboxLive either. Anyone else can't connect?

[Callum.]

It's scheduled maitenance today.

It said when I was changing a game on that screen where it loads.

[Azul]

Yeah 14 hour maintenance, started from 12 today.

[R]

Hurry up and finish