14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has made a statement concerning recent discoveries that said its Xbox.com website wasn’t secure, emphasizing that such attacks are quite common in the online gaming business.
Lately, we’ve been hearing a lot about Xbox Live accounts being hacked into, with nefarious individuals using stored credit card information to buy MS Points and then sell the account to the other shady people.
Even if these cases had been growing in number, Microsoft emphasized time and time again that there wasn’t a security issue with its Xbox Live system.
A clever individual, however, posted a walkthrough over the weekend that highlighted several security problems with Microsoft’s Xbox.com website which allowed hackers to execute brute force attacks and break into Xbox Live accounts.
The company has now released a new statement, denying the existence of such security issues on its website and saying that these cyber-attacks are common across the industry.
"This is not a 'loophole' in Xbox.com," the company told Metro. "The hacking technique outlined is an example of brute force attacks and is an industry-wide issue.”
"Microsoft can confirm that there has been no breach to the security of our Xbox Live service. The online safety of Xbox Live members remains of the utmost importance, which is why we consistently take measures to protect Xbox Live against ever-changing threats."
The company also highlighted that hacker attacks were evolving every day and that it was trying to keep up with nefarious individuals by constantly upgrading its security measures.
"Security in the technology industry is an ongoing process, and with each new form of technology designed to deter attacks, the attackers try to find new ways to subvert it. We continue to evolve our security features and processes to ensure Xbox Live customers’ information is secure.”
So, while Microsoft wants Xbox Live users to be calm about these hacker attacks, it seems that it’s also trying to exonerate itself by throwing the spotlight onto other companies that are suffering from such cyber-attacks.