Microsoft Comments On LulzSec Info Exposure

[Perseus]

Hacker group LulzSec has released emails and passwords for some people's Xbox Live account info, among other sites and services.

The group dumped a list of 62,000 emails and passwords on a file sharing site (the list has been taken down multiple times) for accounts of sites and services like Xbox Live, PayPal, WOW, and much more (confirmed on LulzSec's Twitter, even). We've also had one poor reader tell us the credit card attached to his Xbox Live account has already been hit for $100 and the account's password changed.

LulzSec has also been involved in attacks on Nintendo, Minecraft, EVE Online, and (of course) Sony, among others. And for those of you keeping score out there, hactivists Anonymous deal more in denial of service attacks, while exposing user info is one of LulzSec's deals. Whatever the method or rationale, though, it's annoying.

Just to clarify: LulzSec hasn't hacked Xbox Live, they've simply released people's emails and passwords that may pertain to an Xbox Live or PayPal or WOW, etc. account.

Microsoft has commented on LulzSec's posting of emails and addresses, some of which may be associated with Xbox Live accounts.

Microsoft has sent us this comment on the data, which is an info dump and not a hack.

"This group appears to have posted a list of thousands of potential email addresses and passwords, and encouraged users to try them across various online sites like Xbox LIVE in the event one of the users happens to use the same password and email address combination. At this time we do not have any evidence Xbox LIVE has been compromised. However we take the security of our service seriously and work on an ongoing basis to improve it against evolving threats."

Gameinformer (http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/06/17/report-lulzsec-releases-xbox-live-info.aspx)

[Neverender]

And people flamed the PS3 for identity theft?

At least Sony has a $1 Million insurance for anyone who gets hacked on PSN

[deadpie]

Lulzsec is the best thing to happen to the internet all year. Because of the minecraft thing a while back I was able to get one of my friends to hang out with me.

[TheMatrix]

lemme guess....it was a windows server?
that'd explain.

[Amnesiac]

Just to clarify: LulzSec hasn't hacked Xbox Live, they've simply released people's emails and passwords that may pertain to an Xbox Live or PayPal or WOW, etc. account.

Jesus Christ, Xbox Live was not hacked. I know this thread is going to turn into a shitstorm of people, who lack the ability to read a news article, criticizing Microsoft for absolutely nothing.

[Origami]

Jesus Christ, Xbox Live was not hacked. I know this thread is going to turn into a shitstorm of people, who lack the ability to read a news article, criticizing Microsoft for absolutely nothing.

Exactly. Playstation Network was hack, bent over, and spanked like a good lil' child; however, Microsoft simply had email addresses stolen, it's not the same deal as being hacked.

[Neverender]

Exactly. Playstation Network was hack, bent over, and spanked like a good lil' child; however, Microsoft simply had email addresses stolen, it's not the same deal as being hacked.

The reason PSN was hacked was to get the e-mails and passwords, and therefore access to accounts and credit cards. That's all they could get was stealing accounts, despite what their original intentions were, and they failed at that as well. And they never got away with many because everyone changed passwords after. For 77 million stolen IDs, only a few hundred reports of any issues is a pretty good track record.

[TheMatrix]

The reason PSN was hacked was to get the e-mails and passwords, and therefore access to accounts and credit cards. That's all they could get was stealing accounts, despite what their original intentions were, and they failed at that as well. And they never got away with many because everyone changed passwords after. For 77 million stolen IDs, only a few hundred reports of any issues is a pretty good track record.
This.

And I just remembered: hacking is a prerequisite for stealing emails. You will have to get into the server somehow(hacking) to steal the info.

[Commander Thor]

This.

And I just remembered: hacking is a prerequisite for stealing emails. You will have to get into the server somehow(hacking) to steal the info.

And Microsoft's servers were never compromised.

Microsoft only issued this statement because email addresses & password combinations that MAY have been used for XBL accounts were stolen from some third party service, not Microsoft.

[Pancakes]

God damn it why does every body have to hack everything and everybody can't they just get a job and pay for an account of their own.

[TheMatrix]

God damn it why does every body have to hack everything and everybody can't they just get a job and pay for an account of their own.
Because that's not their intention. They want to do things without paying - that is much easier.