I'm not a MS fanboi. I am a rabid unix-like operating system (linux, BSD, OSX) fan.
That being said, I am also a gamer who works as a programmer in the security business.
This one probably isn't MS's fault. As a gamer I associate with other people who game. The community is full of very trusting people that often give their account info out for people to try games out, grind for them, boost their gamer scores, whatever.
I've also seen people in my online gaming clan get bit by this trust. It happens all the time and people post about this happening on various game sites. Usually people like myself and possibly the game's user relations committee reiterate that your account is your own and giving out your password is very very very bad, as well as being against the TOS.
People never learn. I'd not be too quick to point the finger at Microsoft on this one, until you have more information. I'm not saying that XBox Live didn't get hacked, but that sometimes people do it to themselves.
That being said, I am also a gamer who works as a programmer in the security business.
This one probably isn't MS's fault. As a gamer I associate with other people who game. The community is full of very trusting people that often give their account info out for people to try games out, grind for them, boost their gamer scores, whatever.
I've also seen people in my online gaming clan get bit by this trust. It happens all the time and people post about this happening on various game sites. Usually people like myself and possibly the game's user relations committee reiterate that your account is your own and giving out your password is very very very bad, as well as being against the TOS.
People never learn. I'd not be too quick to point the finger at Microsoft on this one, until you have more information. I'm not saying that XBox Live didn't get hacked, but that sometimes people do it to themselves.
-Neil
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