14 DAY TRIAL // Although this piece of news isn't quite fresh, it's very important for everyone to be aware about the issues surrounding Xbox Live today. According to a piece up on QJ.net, users of Microsoft's service are warned "about possible phishing for Xbox Live account login information," as Evil Avatar points out. Xbox Live has always been a good place for this kind of activities. The following thread is said to come from whagi.com:
"Hi everyone,
There have been a few reports of members receiving phishing emails both in the UK and the US.
If you receive an email like this:
Subject: Changes To Your Xbox Live Account
From: Xbox Support [[email protected]]
Email body:
"Dear Xbox Live User,
We have made many changes to everyone's Xbox Live account, and we would like you to check out the new features! You can check out the new features by click on the link below to login and check them out!
Please check out your new features to your Xbox Live account!
https://www.xbox.com/signin/"
The actual link ( which URL includes the words 110mb and can be seen if you hover over it ) goes to a phishing replication of the Passport login page and will log all your logins and passwords. So do not click on the link or fill in your detail if you receive this email.
These people that produce these emails and phishing duplicate sites are idiots.
Do not fall for this as they will then have full access to your Passport account.
Thanks Whagi"
Here's the link taking you to where the story originally emerged from. Needless to say, it's everyone's responsibility to not open a link directly from their inbox, and this is the exact reason why we felt it was necessary to make everyone aware of the issues surrounding Xbox Live. Stay close for possible updates on this story.