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| by Stephen Withers | |
| Thursday, 22 March 2007 | |
  
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Variations on this theme refer to the culprits obtaining account information through traditional phishing techniques, or by engaging their opponents in conversation in order to get them to reveal information that will help the impersonation. An alternative explanation points to technological attacks, whether that involves compromising some part of the Xbox Live infrastructure or simply 'sniffing' other players' account details as they travel across a LAN at an Xbox party. One victim is Kevin Finisterre, well known to iTWire readers for his involvement in the Month of Apple Bugs project. Apparently Finnisterre's Halo opponents threatened to steal his account, and the next day that account was being used by someone else. Finisterre's web site contains a catalogue of complaints and related postings dating back as far as 2006. "Recently, there have been reports of fraudulent activity and account theft taking place on the Xbox Live network," a Microsoft representative said. "Security is a top priority for Xbox Live, and we are actively investigating all reports of fraudulent behaviour and theft." Those fond of conspiracy theories might be inclined to note that this story has broken just as the PAL version of the PlayStation 3 goes on sale, but we think it's just a coincidence.{moscomment} |
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