Microsoft working on Xbox Live Message spam issue

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Microsoft is currently investigating an issue with numerous Xbox Live spam messages being sent out to others. Microsoft is offering a temporary fix in the meantime stating to change your privacy settings to "friends only."

Mike Ybarra, Partner Director of Program Management of Xbox sent out a tweet stating they are working on the issue and also said to report the spam messages.

Those asking about Xbox Live messages spam - we're working on it. But for now friends/my profile/privacy/custom and check friends only.
— Mike Ybarra (@XboxQwik) February 6, 2015

BTW, please report ALL spammers on Xbox Live messages. We look at them, we boot them!!
— Mike Ybarra (@XboxQwik) February 6, 2015

Next month we'll make reporting spammers a lot easier in the UI - for those asking.
— Mike Ybarra (@XboxQwik) February 6, 2015

Let us know if you're having any issues with spam messages by posting in the comments below.

Posted: Feb 07, 2015 11:45 pm
Related Forum: Xbox Forum

Comments

ErisPosted: Sun. Feb 08, 2015

I have gotten multiple of these. So annoying just got one 10 minutes ago.

-GoldCoast-Posted: Sun. Feb 08, 2015

havent gotten any spam yet

StaggiePosted: Sun. Feb 08, 2015

Get FIFA coins messages all the time..

DerangedPosted: Sun. Feb 08, 2015

Thank god i **** get at least 5 a day

HaloPosted: Sun. Feb 08, 2015

I haven't gotten any messages within the past two weeks so that's good, I was thinking someone posted my gamertag on a forum site and told people to spam it or something up until I messaged my XBL Friends and they said they were getting them too.

I-DA-KINGPosted: Sun. Feb 08, 2015

I haven't got any spam messages

bsmPosted: Sun. Feb 08, 2015

I got one of these the other day, reported it. Got a message from XBL saying "Thanks for keeping the community clean". Found it quite different.

ItzNightmarezPosted: Sun. Feb 08, 2015

Been getting spammed by fifa 15 tournament at gamersaloon like wtf? Lol

KatsumiChanPosted: Sat. Feb 07, 2015

Sean
Tet Spam on Xbox? how is this news? :D

If you're on xbox one you would understand that the message spam is getting unreal with links to malware sites etc.

Aside from the excitement of you Quoting me,

I'm surprised Microsoft hasn't applied filters to messages so you can't post obvious malware.

SeanPosted: Sat. Feb 07, 2015

Tet Spam on Xbox? how is this news? :D

If you're on xbox one you would understand that the message spam is getting unreal with links to malware sites etc.

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