Millions Stolen From Xbox Live Accounts
Have you been affected?
Thousands of Xbox Live users have fallen victim to a phishing scheme perpetrated by online thieves.
The scam entailed sending emails to users directing them to a phoney website offering free Microsoft Points. To redeem the points, individuals were asked to enter confidential information, allowing the criminals to access their bank accounts.
Craftily, the criminals took only small amounts of money over a protracted period of time, making the theft hard to detect.
According to The Sun, which broke the story, gamers in 35 countries have fallen foul of the scam, with the average lost approximately £100 (around $155).
Thousands of Xbox Live users have fallen victim to a phishing scheme perpetrated by online thieves.
The scam entailed sending emails to users directing them to a phoney website offering free Microsoft Points. To redeem the points, individuals were asked to enter confidential information, allowing the criminals to access their bank accounts.
Craftily, the criminals took only small amounts of money over a protracted period of time, making the theft hard to detect.
According to The Sun, which broke the story, gamers in 35 countries have fallen foul of the scam, with the average lost approximately £100 (around $155).
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good! lol....
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smh.. dumb ? ... well obviously thats the only was to pentrate M$ successfully... phisihng.. i jud tdont see XBL getting hacked at any point of time... *shots fired*
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lol who falls for those chain letters lol everytime I get them I just delete
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kanggoodie wrote: »smh.. dumb ? ... well obviously thats the only was to pentrate M$ successfully... phisihng.. i jud tdont see XBL getting hacked at any point of time... *shots fired*
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lol who falls for those chain letters lol everytime I get them I just delete
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its real out here lol....how u get jacked through a video game tho?....i would be mad as hell, then again they dont even know who to be mad at!!...which would ? me off even more...oh well i dont ? with games online anyway
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HAF BAYKED wrote: »its real out here lol....how u get jacked through a video game tho?....i would be mad as hell, then again they dont even know who to be mad at!!...which would ? me off even more...oh well i dont ? with games online anyway
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People are still falling for this ? ???
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Thats what i was thinking lol what kind of idiots do that.