Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> __/ [ AB ] on Sunday 18 March 2007 17:49 \__
>
>> On 2007-03-18, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> claimed:
>>> [Full-disclosure] Xbox live accounts are being stolen
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>| I just got off the phone with a Microsoft Tech for Xbox live that has
>>>| confirmed this to with me and they have stated that accounts are
>>>| being stolen and that "Hackers have control of Xbox live and there is
>>>| nothing we can do about it"
>>> `----
>>>
>>> http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-March/053032.html
>>
>> These guys also make products that *some* people believe should be
>> trusted for security and other important things, like running trains,
>> flying airplanes and ensuring people don't die in hospitals.
>
> I have just seen this in another source, which is more reliable (I had doubts
> about the first one because it's an ML). So apparently it's true. The
> confirmation from Microsoft nails it. Wait until Monday when the press wakes
> up...
>
Now this really is stunning... how much worse can things get, I wonder?
If I were a major shareholder in Microsoft, I'd be looking for a new
board about now - one experienced in rescuing large companies in big
trouble. Could they tempt the last IBM guy over, say?
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