Thu, Apr 28, 2011 | 06:42 BST
Xbox Live sees service alert come into effect
As Scooby Doo keeps saying, “wuh roh”.
Microsoft’s put into affect a service alert for Xbox Live. Currently, the service as it is as well as Marketplace and the Account segments on the Xbox website are greenlit, but Matchmaking currently has a red light beside it in relation to “potential phishing attempts” on Modern Warfare 2.
It reads: “Users may receive potential phishing attempts via title specific messaging while playing Modern Warfare 2.
“We are aware of the problem and are working to resolve the issue. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience”
It comes following a week of horrowing problems for PlayStation Network and the now week-long outage it has lasted. Sony last night confirmed that hackers had gained access to PSN account information, such as names, addresses, passwords and, potentially, credit card details.
PSN was taken offline last week following the detection of an “external intrusion”.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: matchmaking, modern warfare 2, Service Alert
23 comments
#1
Alakratt
27/04/11, 11:17 am
WTF is this?! These hackers need to be ki…I mean stopped!!
#2
Blerk
27/04/11, 11:18 am
I was wondering how long it’d take. Although phishing attempts aren’t really the same.
#3
M. K.
27/04/11, 11:19 am
Yeah, I got some weird messages when playing MW2 last week.
#4
cloud_ix
27/04/11, 11:22 am
seems the way of the world now
#5
cloud_ix
27/04/11, 11:23 am
#6
OrbitMonkey
27/04/11, 11:38 am
If MS have to close down Live for a week, I may just piss myself laughing
#7
Golden
27/04/11, 11:40 am
@1 careful not to anger them, as you might end up like Sandra Bullock in The Net
#8
Zarckan
27/04/11, 11:41 am
I will, because these Yank Wank boys think that Yank is best, when we know Yank is Wank!
#9
Hunam
27/04/11, 11:41 am
As far as it seems to be, MS is just being overly cautious. Mostly it’s just people sending other people messages trying to trick them into giving info.
#10
Razor
27/04/11, 11:50 am
All kicking off.
#11
Freek
27/04/11, 11:50 am
Phising is just sending out message requiring users to hand over personal details, that’s not on the same level as breaking into servers.
#12
frostquake
27/04/11, 11:52 am
After the great Sony-Gate is over, I wonder if we will see a Color Coded System for Consoles??
Red-Definite Hack
Yellow- Hack may be Coming
Green- We don’t know anything but hope all is safe?
Once the Sony Debacle is over, I bet we start getting TONS AND TONS of Alerts every week warning us of Imminent attacks..SIGH
What is happening???? Gaming is about getting away from all this CRAP, and not dealing with it here as well.
#13
daytripper
27/04/11, 11:56 am
its free points messages
#14
Golden
27/04/11, 11:58 am
Free points? I’ll log in now.
Score
#15
daytripper
27/04/11, 12:00 pm
@14 free points and a gibbon that sings the theme tune to rosey and jim
#16
Blerk
27/04/11, 12:03 pm
I’ve seen a few ‘come to this web site and get free MS points’ posts over on Eurogamer this very morning.
#17
Teabag
27/04/11, 12:10 pm
“Users may receive potential fishing”
It’s Phishing, not fishing. :p
#18
Johnny Cullen
27/04/11, 12:12 pm
It’s literally what the Microsoft page said, word for word.
I’ve edited it anyway.
#19
M. K.
27/04/11, 12:26 pm
`#6OrbitMonkey
27/04/11, 11:38 am
If MS have to close down Live for a week, I may just piss myself laughing`
Why? Because of some dumbasses who try to trick other dumbasses?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phishing
#20
Mondayding
27/04/11, 12:44 pm
“Microsoft’s put into affect a service alert for Xbox Live”
Where’s your sub? He/she needs a slap.
#21
pukem0n
27/04/11, 12:54 pm
if you hand over personal info to someone on Live, then you deserve to get ripped off
#22
Mike
27/04/11, 1:43 pm
Pro tip: If a statement has a word spelled wrongly, then just add [sic] after it. Meaning that you know it’s wrong but that’s how the quote was published.
#23
Len
27/04/11, 4:44 pm
Horrowing?