Stepto on Xbox Live hacker: 'He's not trying to help'
Multiple voices could be heard, too. "I have a six minute one where he and his friend discuss all the different ways they're gonna have sex with my wife." Not exactly what Predator characterized as "reaching out" to Microsoft to offer his help resolving the security issues he's claimed to have exploited.
"I would say 'reaching out for contact' is an extremely generous phrase," Toulouse said. "Most of the stuff that he leaves on there is flat out harassment. It's not contact. He's not trying to help or do anything. He's mostly just insulting me. And I get that from time to time. It's just the nature of my role. The kids sometimes try to go after me -- it's not that big a deal."
In terms of what actually happened, Toulouse was quick to point out that his Xbox Live account wasn't "hacked" per se, but rather his personal site's web host failed to protect his information. The actual issue, he said, is social engineering (Predator's ability to manipulate the web host in order to reset Toulouse's password) -- an issue that "no one has solved."
"What happened here had absolutely nothing to do with Xbox Live," Toulouse insisted. "What these kids try and do is, all day long, they try and get my account or someone's account who's popular or prominent. We're talking like hours and hours and hours of phone calls and trading tips and tricks on forums. It's quite humorous sometimes to watch."
Of course, this particular incident is no laughing matter. "What he did, from a lot of people's point of view, I think, is a crime, and we're going to be investigating that," Toulouse added.
Customer account security remains job number one for the Xbox Live guardian, regardless of what method is being used to breach security. "We certainly take threats against accounts seriously," he assured. "We wanna make sure that our customers are protected as well."
Toulouse's best advice for protecting oneself from a similar breach? It's surprisingly simple: "have strong passwords and don't give them out."
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/04/microsofts-toulouse-on-xbox-live-hacker-hes-not-trying-to-he/
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aBoxOfMintsPosted:
Can anyone say jail time?
Predator: So what you in for?
Cell mate: I killed and raped some guys wife.
Predator: Oh.....
Cell mate: What about yourself?
Predator: Oh... me? Umm... I... uhhh... pretending to be a hot shot hack and really I ain't, so I'm spending sometime in prison for being a dumba$$....
Cell mate: HAHAHAHA! Looks like we gots us some fresh meat boyz!!
Predator: So what you in for?
Cell mate: I killed and raped some guys wife.
Predator: Oh.....
Cell mate: What about yourself?
Predator: Oh... me? Umm... I... uhhh... pretending to be a hot shot hack and really I ain't, so I'm spending sometime in prison for being a dumba$$....
Cell mate: HAHAHAHA! Looks like we gots us some fresh meat boyz!!
NetflixPosted:
xT0XiiCxBaBooNx "I have a six minute one where he and his friend discuss all the different ways they're gonna have sex with my wife" FACEPALM!!Now that I'd love to hear!
xT0XiiCxBaBooNxPosted:
"I have a six minute one where he and his friend discuss all the different ways they're gonna have sex with my wife" FACEPALM!!
EcKoPosted:
It's funny how people think there big after spending days on the phone all it takes is one phone call to a person who is not experienced enough to give that little bit more information to get him a step closer. Seriously some people need to re look the work hacking.
skatertgPosted:
Predator is a failure beyond belief, socially engineering someones account isn't exactly hard. In this instance it may have taken a while longer but still I don't see how wasting 4months -- he said, of his time doing this that it is worth it lol
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