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Hey guys, just a heads up. My son plays Call of Duty (AKA COD AKA Duty). I bought the elite COD edition for Christmas 2009. He has played like a maniac and made several "Friends" at least one of which has absconded with his gamer tag (My MSN user name) and roughly $200.00 of my money.
If you play COD, you need to be aware that somehow there is a way for a hacker to jack your gamer tag, and apparently this is subject to happening when in a private room. The thief who got me was smart enough to transfer the purchases to another gamer tag and then cancel the gamer tag he snatched from my son but that should not prevent the Xbox team from tracking the IP.
The investigation is just beginning and they have told me that it should take roughly 7 days during which time our Xbox is on lock down, which I assume simply means that it will not have Xbox live during the investigation.
I became aware of the issue primarily because for the first time in about 10 years I had to change my Hotmail password several times within a few days and in fact my security question got changed. I also received a few emails confirming a purchase of MS Points and the transfer of said points. Then of course the charges began to show on my bank statement.
I unknowingly bought Gears of War, Xbox Live, and MS Points among other things. :angry-cussingblack: :angry-banghead: :handgestures-thumbdown: :violence-torch:
So, count this as a warning in case you weren't aware of the possibility.
If you play COD, you need to be aware that somehow there is a way for a hacker to jack your gamer tag, and apparently this is subject to happening when in a private room. The thief who got me was smart enough to transfer the purchases to another gamer tag and then cancel the gamer tag he snatched from my son but that should not prevent the Xbox team from tracking the IP.
The investigation is just beginning and they have told me that it should take roughly 7 days during which time our Xbox is on lock down, which I assume simply means that it will not have Xbox live during the investigation.
I became aware of the issue primarily because for the first time in about 10 years I had to change my Hotmail password several times within a few days and in fact my security question got changed. I also received a few emails confirming a purchase of MS Points and the transfer of said points. Then of course the charges began to show on my bank statement.
I unknowingly bought Gears of War, Xbox Live, and MS Points among other things. :angry-cussingblack: :angry-banghead: :handgestures-thumbdown: :violence-torch:
So, count this as a warning in case you weren't aware of the possibility.
