Report: Hackers can pull credit card info from old Xbox 360 hard drives
The report comes from an ongoing study at Drexel University. Researcher Ashley Podhradsky told Kotaku that Microsoft does a good job protecting its own proprietary information on the console, but doesn't take any steps to protect user data. As part of the study, the group purchased one used Xbox 360 console, installed some hacking tools and started to root around. Soon enough they were able to retrieve some files and folders, eventually extracting the original owner's credit card information.
We've contacted Microsoft to try and find out if this is the case on all hard drives and even USB drives that have had profiles transferred onto them, and if there are any possible steps users may take to protect their data (other than chucking their devices into a volcano). With several gaming platforms and company websites falling prey to hackers over the last year, and the continual rise of digital distribution, safe online infrastructures are more important than ever to gamers today.
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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/29/report-hackers-can-pull-credit-card-info-from-old-xbox-360-hard/#comments
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ZuulPosted:
Well it looks like they can do anything these days. Microsoft improve account security, now hackers can pull credit card information from hard drives, it never ends.
Third_EyePosted:
Loking410Th All ya dumb people that know who the fuuck does not know that been happening to people for years i swear people be finding stuff about late as shyt cause they common scene like common you can hack games you hack anything you want Lol duumb people now a days
TTG_trolololPosted:
i dont give away or sell my harddrives, noone should ever do it, no matter what, i still have my ond 20 gig from my first xbox, ya i took the connector out and now i use it so i can put my slim harddrive on my fat xbox, but i still have the harddrive
joeisdumbPosted:
Loking410Th All ya dumb people that know who the fuuck does not know that been happening to people for years i swear people be finding stuff about late as shyt cause they common scene like common you can hack games you hack anything you want Lol duumb people now a daysBuy a thesaurus, read it, then come back a write that again please.
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