Xbox Awards voting suspended following 'security breach'

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Microsoft may have only announced its inaugural Xbox Entertainment Awards yesterday, but the service has already been hit by problems.

According to MCV, the voting site was the victim of a security breach which resulted in the names, gamertags, emails and birthdays of 2,892 entrants being posted online. Those accessing the site were also reportedly able to edit or remove the listings they saw.

Shortly after this, the site was taken offline for maintenance, while MCV was provided with the following explanation by Microsoft: "We are currently experiencing technical difficulties with the Xbox Entertainment Awards landing page and have taken the site offline while we investigate."

This is hardly the first high profile breach in recent times and the extent of the damage isn't yet apparent. We've reached out to Microsoft for comment and will keep you updated as the story develops.

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Source: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/396735/xbox-awards-voting-suspended-following-security-breach/

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CearnsyPosted:

Wouldn't expect something like this from MS

Shea-Posted:

GowJ
Teh
Hoyt
xREx15
Hoyt O MAH GODDDDDDDDDDD XBOX GOT HAKED PS3 IS SO MUC BETER.


and now please in english?


Can't you tell that i'm joking?


omg haha Hoyt that just made my day


I dont get the joke

I'm being a typical xbox fanboy. By thinking xbox is superior to everything.

HallPosted:

Origamo I didn't even know there was an Xbox awards thing.


I feel like no one did.. Haha

HallPosted:

Sona Lol that's awesome


How is this awesome?

WageringPosted:

And Xbox fanboys go on and on about the Playstation getting breached...everyone needs to realize they're all equal.

SonaPosted:

Lol that's awesome

JamesPosted:

Origamo I didn't even know there was an Xbox awards thing.


i dont think anyone did :P

OrigamoPosted:

I didn't even know there was an Xbox awards thing.

MTVPosted:

Adrixn
TomClancy I love how Microsoft failed and people are still bashing PSN just because they got hacked first.


Xbox live did not get hacked. A website owned by Microsoft did.


I don't think xbl has ever gotten put offline before because of hackers

AdrixnPosted:

TomClancy I love how Microsoft failed and people are still bashing PSN just because they got hacked first.


Xbox live did not get hacked. A website owned by Microsoft did.