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admin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:41:13 +0000

TechLife | 09 Feb 2012 : In the wake of attacks on some Xbox Live accounts and long wait times for account recoveries, the company has issued an open letter to assure users it is working to resolve these problems quickly.

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Xbox Live has not been hacked. Oh, and Xbox Live has not been hacked

admin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:40:38 +0000

We think that’s the message Microsoft is trying to send in releasing an extensive statement that effectively reiterates what it has said many times before – Xbox Live has not, in fact, been hacked. Why is it having to repeat its stance? Because voices remain which insist that out there, somewhere, is a loophole that is allowing cyber crooks to access user information on Xbox Live. So big has the …

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Xbox issues open letter in response to compromised accounts

admin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:31:51 +0000

In the wake of attacks on some Xbox Live accounts and long wait times for account recoveries, the company has issued an open letter to assure users it is working to resolve these problems quickly.

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Microsoft acknowledges Xbox Live hijacks

admin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:30:40 +0000

Microsoft has denied there is any evidence of a security breach in the Xbox Live service but has acknowledged users are having their accounts hijacked by cyber criminals.

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XBL GM responds to Live security concerns

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:29:20 +0000

On the occasion of "Safer Internet Day" (what?) Xbox Live General Manager Alex Garden posted a letter in response to the ongoing Xbox Live security concerns, including the FIFA hack and Windows Live exploit. Garden attributed the problems to social engineering, phishing, keylogging software, and other reasons not endemic to Xbox or Microsoft. "While we here at Xbox have no evidence of a security …

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Xbox Live Boss On Hacking: 'We Can Beat The Criminals Together'

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:20:58 +0000

Xbox general manager Alex Garden doesn't take gamer frustrations lightly. Xbox Live's general manager has reiterated Microsoft's commitment to gamers' security, saying there is "no evidence of a security breach" to the service – despite on-going evidence to the contrary. "We take your security and online safety very seriously," Garden wrote in an open letter posted by Major Nelson . "As all of …

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Xbox Live boss details Microsoft's "war on fraud"

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:20:10 +0000

Microsoft is taking "aggressive steps" to combat the recent surge in Xbox Live account hijackings but also needs gamers' help to stamp out cyber-theft, according to the service's general manager. An open letter from Alex Garden published on Major Nelson's blog today didn't explicitly reference the storied FIFA Ultimate Team exploit but did acknowledge that "account hijacking across the internet …

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Director of Xbox Live policy and enforcement to leave Microsoft after 17 happy years

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:12:47 +0000

Stephen Toulouse, the man responsible for policing the not-so Wild West that we like to call Xbox Live is calling it a day. Announcing the news on his personal site, he told readers that the split was amicable, adding that he had no particular plans beyond visiting his family and taking it easy. Microsoft has declined to comment on any eventual successor just yet, but released a statement saying …

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Brand swings on to Xbox Live Indie Games

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:12:08 +0000

Brand caught our eye all the way back in August of last year , and we've just gotten word that the game is available now on Xbox Live Indie Games, yours for the low price of just 240 Microsoft points ($3). You can see a release trailer above, and all of those swords you see in there are custom-made, because the game allows you to create your own. We're also told that you can play as your own …

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XBLIG developer blames new dashboard for poor game performance

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:33:40 +0000

Microsoft's latest Xbox 360 dashboard update has buried indie game content on Xbox Live, leaving little opportunity for developers to find success on the platform, says Xbox Live Indie Game developer Kris Steele. Following the tepid release of his new XBLIG title Hypership Still Out of Control, Steele examined the first week success of all six of his indie titles on Xbox Live, and found that …

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