Report: LulzSec Releases Xbox Live Info

Hacker group LulzSec has released emails and passwords for some people's Xbox Live account info, among other sites and services.

[rebirthofcaos]

well, seems that everyone is even now.

[Grenadan]

now compare that to 77 million hacked accounts

[KINGLOVER300000]

too bad no one passwords were taken in the process, but it still can happen sadly enough.

[Ja555on]

my account is just fine thanks.

[telekineticmantis]

was hyperboly. They were talking about possibilities, there isn't even 77 million PS3 owners. Just like with this, there's all types of possibilities. So if you feel safe, more power to you.

[MrBeatdown]

Wow. Damage control much?

[gaffyh]

We need to know if it's even real first.

[M-A-R-S-H-A-L-L]

Doesn't make a difference, does it? This could happen to any company.

[gamingdroid]

"The hacker group Lulz Security is claiming it released log-in information for 62,000 private internet accounts Thursday, including Facebook, PayPal, dating sites, Xbox Live and Twitter."

"Responding to the news Friday, PayPal Canada stressed through a spokesman that its site security has in no way been breached. "The hacker acquired usernames and passwords via another, less secure site, and is encouraging criminals to try the username/password combinations on PayPal.com."

link: http://www.cbc.ca/news/cana...

[SilentNegotiator]

@Grenadan
I see fanboys are still running off of fear/fud-fueled early rumors. PSN accounts never lost password information, nor credit card information. They were encrypted.

Anyway, hopefully it isn't true. This is getting out of hand.

They could have been using scam sites to get the info from people. I doubt that a similar thing would happen to LIVE without a similar reaction from MS. Them releasing "some" accounts seems fishy.

@Gamingdroid
And they probably got their some of their info from "Punch in your info, get free LIVE points!!!!!!" scam sites.

[DragonKnight]

@Grenadan: For one, if you bothered to actually research the issue with PSN, Sony estimated that up to 1 million accounts were at risk, not the entirety of PSN's accounts. For another, this isn't a contest, so troll somewhere else.

@telekinectmantis: Although I agree with the spirit of your comment, I feel I should state that you don't need a PS3 to have a PSN account. You can create one on PC and PSP. So 77 million PSN accounts is easily possible.

@gamingdroid: You're loving this aren't you? Funny how you haven't yet blamed MS and Facebook and the other sites and services that were hacked for having "poor security". And I'm surprised you've been able to make a comment without your shameless and unwarranted self-promotion.

[HSx9]

Xbox Live didn't get hacked, the title is a bit missleading, what happened was, the Developer Brink got hacked and Lulzsec released 60K Emails and Passwords, and people just tried the email and passes on xbox live since most people use the same pass for everything.

[xAlmostPro]

@grenadan lulzsec never release the full amount of content they breach..(they weren't the psn hackers)

Fact is this proves that XBL is also unsecure, it has been accessed.

Just because they didn't release everything, they still proved it's accessible which also means chances are there are other hackers that could be going through all the details now.

I mean with lulsec who do it for the lulz as they say, atleast they release the info, you know where people stand with them, the bad part is.. you get hackers who don't release anything and you should worry about them more.

Anyways i'll stop here, nothing is un-hackable.. lulzsec did this in a day or a few hours actually.

I don't want to happen, but i wouldn't rule out that XBL will get hacked. I mean lulzsec have done this obviously displaying an exploit in the XBL service that's highly likely to spark a few hackers into taking it further.

[HSx9]

@xAlmostPro

Before making a long paragraph of unsupported statements, read the article, xbox live wasn't hacked, the guy is just looking for hits on his website.
Lulzsec post everything on their twitter and they didn't post this, meaning they didn't do it.
http://twitter.com/#!/lulzs...

[SuperLupe]

People please read the article. Xbox live wasnt hacked, misleading title.
But I can see that a lot of Sony fanboys are secretly praying and wishing hard that it does get hacked.

[BLAKHOODe]

It doesn't matter if you compare it to 770 million hacked accounts. Fact is, IF this hack actually happened, "some emails and passwords" could just have easily been MILLIONS of emails and passwords.

This hacking problem isn't just a Sony problem or a PS3 fanboy problem.. it's a problem for ALL gamers, no matter the platform a gamer chooses. And as gamers - and the true VICTIMS of these hacks - we should encourage and back companies like Sony and Microsoft to hunt down these criminals and prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law before it gets even more out of hand.

[starchild]

Why do people have to pretend that all systems/data/networks are equally hackable? Ask any hacker, they're not.

Just because PSN got hacked does not automatically mean that Xbox LIVE is just as hackable. I'm sorry, but that is not accurate.

No network is completely immune to hacking, but neither are they all equally vulnerable.

[morganfell]

Those persons that blamed Sony and did everything they could to tear them down after the PSN intrusion were wrong to do so. They failed to recognize the real culprit.

That said, this incident with Xbox Live is unforgivable...on the part of Lulsec. These hackers have been, are, and will be the real enemy of every gamer whether they spend most of their time on PSN, Live, or the PC. Until we get that through our heads, and share ever little piece of information with authorities that may be related to these hacks, then we will continue to suffer. ALL OF US will continue to suffer.

Some of you may hate Microsoft and you are laughing over this. Some of you may despise Sony and found the intrusion hilarious. Both groups that think such are idiots. Remember the old proverb:

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend." And in case you still can't put it together here is a hint. On one side are the gamers and on the other side are these scabs called hackers.

[gamingdroid]

You are STILL bitter? ;)

Self promotion my @ss... it's a joke, do you think Sony would be hiring from n4g.com comment section?

Anyhow, if it makes you feel better, it's just a disagreement. No reason to go around carrying a grudge even if it is your favorite company.

If MS got hacked and personal information got out that was NOT encrypted like birthdates I would blame them too! However, they were quick to respond with an answr, NO HACKING OCCURRED and every indication is third party being compromised.

I suppose I could blame MS for consumers using same password and username combination on multiple sites.... /sarcasm

[Anarki]

2 Negatives don't make a positive...

[ThanatosDMC]

They really need to capture these fucking hackers.

[zeal0us]

funny thing is I change all my passwords last night right after hearing this, even if it is false, its still good to change your password, especially if you been having the same one for the last 3 or 4 years.

[Sheikh Yerbouti]

@Anarki

There's always multiplication...!

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

:D Live still hack free

[Lekumkee]

*awaiting Cliffy B's awesome incite on how this Xbox Live hack is bad for the industry.

Don't hold your breath tough....

[Vaud-Villian]

first live would need to get hacked!

(which it hasnt)

[Silentscope]

For the record, the file itself says this:

"In return for flooding /b/ this morning, have 62,000
passwords and emails. The top half is "password | email",
and the bottom half is "email | password"; these are random
assortments from a collection, so don't ask which site they're
from or how old they are, because we have no idea. We also can't
confirm what percentage still work, but be creative or something.

Enjoy, and remeber: Lulz Security always delivers.
twitter.com/LulzSec"

In other words this was not a hack job on Xbox live or any specific site or service just a bunch of random emails they got from /b/. Also, what is being reported is that one of the people who downloaded the list was able to get into someones Xbox Live account, Paypal account etc... Most of the emails on the list are dead ends, don't believe me go check the file out for yourself and try some of them out.

[CrimsonEngage]

Not really, PS3 was actually down for a month. 360 is still up and running and all i had to do was change my XBL password.

[gaden_malak]

CrimsonEngage...rage much? Get a life internet tough guy.

[moparful99]

Psn was down because sony made the tough decision to take it down in order to protect their customers... Stop spinning ant trolling.. Theres are reason your bubble count reflects your common sense quotient....

[xAlmostPro]

@CrimsonEngage

Dude PSN went down because SONY took it down, the servers in which details were stored had been compromised(still no proof as to what specifically was actually taken, still no evidence that there was CC details used)so they made the tough decision to take it offline.

I'd worry more that XBL services have been accessed and microsoft haven't taken it down.. i mean hackers could still be rooting and chances are that now lulzsec who are becoming popular in the hacking scene will spark a few more hackers to hack XBL for the sake of popularity.

P.s stop raging on every video, you're a fanboy and an internet 'gangster' lol the worst kind.

[ALFAxD_CENTAURO]

I thought Live was secure, that is what you pay for right?

[PR0X1]

This has nothing to do with xbox live lmao at you ps3 fanboys! hahaha :D

People just use the same passwords all the time so people can log into there xbox live accounts after they got there password from other places :D

[Vega75]

i think they need to hear that XBL was hack so it backs up their claim that sony had a secure network (which they didn't) and sony did everything in their power to protect people personal information (in which they didn't also)

there's a reason why this hasn't been blasted around the internet as sony debacle has and thats because this isn't the same hack as PSN fell to. this is about people being hacked through other sites and they have the same info as live. big difference. if anything sonyfanboys need to worry about PSN being hacked again. i mean they have had their sites hack 10 times in the last three months. thats a big problem right there as it shows that sony has been flagged for most of the hacks and it also shows that sony hasn't really inproved it's security measure when it comes to their online sites.

Edit: before sonyfanboy wants to comment and say sony had top notch security in place before the psn outage. even the CEO of sony said it was lacking

http://uk.ibtimes.com/artic...

[tplarkin7]

Xbox Live was never hacked. Xbox Live never shut down due to hacking.

[ShadowJetX]

Thanks Captain Obvious!

[kingdoms]

PS3 fanboys seem desperate to releave some of Sony's bad rep by making up lies about XBL. The first comment says everybody iS even LMAO. This is what ps3 fanboys wish for . Psn gets hacked and all these conveintly false reports come out of the woodwork and after Microsoft confirms XBL was not hacked the Sony loyalists write some half baked article trying to trick and confuse the rabid and the stupid making it out like microsoft is hiding a psn size attack

PS3 fanboys are you g to do whatever they can to try and slow 369 sales even if that means unlawful slander.

[AliTheBrit420]

This has nothing to do with Xbox live specifically

Its login details in general, for Paypal, Facebook or whatever else people use them for

Meaning if there's XBL log in details, there are bound to be PSN log in details.

[subtenko]

dang Xbox live HACKED AGAIN! and its a paid service. wtf...M$ get ur sh** together!

[Coogi]

Idiot, try reading and using coming sense next time little kid.

[Coogi]

Xbox was never actually hacked, these things seriously happened daily where a bunch of people's shit was hacked/keylogged where some of the info happen to be xbox emails and passwords where they were logged from logging onto the site and such, I see these on black market sites ALL the time...thousand of them mixed with tons of different site info.

Nothing new here just because some douche hacker posted it.

[farhad2k8]

I can't log in to my XBOX Live? Is XBOX Live under maintenance?

[BornCursed]

Great, I also just seen where Lulzsec_Ops was taunting JD_2020 about messing with BO servers on twitter as well. Is there no end to this crap?

[theonlylolking]

I dont really care if they messed with black ops.

[ginsunuva]

How do you mess up a game that was already a mess?

[RedDead]

Never know...they might accidentally fix the game

[metsgaming]

How did they get this info if they didnt hack them? Says no where that they actually hacked anything this time but yet they some how they have info on xbox live users?

[tdrules]

probably because Hotmail is the most hacked email service in the world

[KINGLOVER300000]

I will never use hot mail again. Let me tell you it a long bad story.

[CaptainAmerica]

PHISHING!!!!!!!

[Cajun Chicken]

I told you this would happen.

[beastgamer]

I knew it, MS is next, I'm removing my CC info as i type.

[Sunhammer]

I said they'd be next and I was labeled a troll. We'll see about that.

[ActivistBike]

Well you seem to be paid off by Sony in all your comments, just another fanboy.

[MRHARDON]

Your credit card information will not be stolen...its encrypted.

But your account might, so yea I am removing my CC info right now.

[BrianG]

You can still steal encrypted information. Just saying.

Decryption it is another task.

[MRHARDON]

HAHAHAHAHA that is funny, You can not break 2048 bit encryption, its not possible.

For

128-bit 2^128 2 multiplied by 2
128 times over. = 339,000,000,000,000,000,000,00 0,000,000,000,000
(give or take a couple trillion...)

I do not feel like doing the math but if there is a possible 339,000,000,000,000,000,000,00 0,000,000,000,000
combinations for 128 bit, guess how many combinations there are for 2048 bit?

It would take trillions of years to go through all of the possible combinations, so its not possible.

[digitalivan]

@MRHARDON
LoL, you believe that brute-force is the only hacking method?

[BrianG]

MRHARDON

Let me try to put this bluntly.

Did someone make 2048 bit encryption?

YES... Well then someone can "break" it.

Hackers are the opposite of the people who build your 2048 bit encryption technologies. They know how to make it to, and how to break it. Might be a hard job, but I'm sure it can be accomplished by a hacker with the right skill set.

[rob6021]

Good luck removing your CC info if you paid or XBL gold with it - they won't let you.

[dragon82]

That's funny, I removed mine just fine after the PSN got hacked. All you have to do is go to the website and change it to Paypal. Paypal accounts are very easy to create and you can tie it to the very credit card that is already on your Live account.

[Silly gameAr]

So now my PSN info and possibly my xboxlive info is out there for the taking. Awesome.

[coryok]

you have identity theft insurance from sony though

[Silly gameAr]

True.

[ceedubya9]

Will it ever end? These people have nothing better to do than hack people's info that have done absolutely nothing to them? With the abilities and knowledge that these hackers have, why don't they use it for something productive that can actually help people, or improve society in some way.

[mrv321]

Oh great, million of articles.

[european_cannon]

I'm sure these morons aren't untraceable so why doesn't the FBI just kick their fu*king door in (Osama style) grab the nerds and bring them back to HQ for some water boarding fun?!!

[Ja555on]

i say its about time we hack the hackers!

[dredgewalker]

Hack them literally? Where do I sign up! I think this is a good example that the gaming community should be united against hacking, everyone can be a victim.

[Why o why]

This hacking stuff has gone past dumb.

@Mods, am i allowed to call granadans comment above dumb without my comment being deleted cause only a dummy would put his mouth on something like that. He's comparing people getting hacked like we're having graphics battle. Infantile

[Ja555on]

who are you on about?

[blackburn10]

What I don't get about what is happening here is why everyone isn't dragging these companies out and grilling them like they did Sony. They poked and prodded and threatened and badgered Sony for info regarding the hacking breach. But now it's happening to everyone dispite everyone claiming Sony wasn't secure they are not taking action against them. Why not? So losing my data is okay as long as it's not in huge amounts? If they lost 500,000 people's useless data it makes it okay because it's not 77 million people's useless data? So if I am one of the 500,000 people whose data was pilfered it's okay to shrug it off?

So it's only bad when it happens to Sony? Was their useless and encrypted data somehow more important then the same type of data taken from everyone else? How long did we argue that it doesn't matter what they stole from Sony while everyone claimed that it did matter. So how come everyone isn't here demanding that these companies answer for what happened?

[Jihaad_cpt]

wow no Xbox boys talking about this, it just goes to show no one is safe if they wanted to hack something they will do it... lets hope they get bored with it all

[wumster]

Read the article, I am not a "fanboy" of M$ or Sony, but you need to read the article. Xbox live was not hacked.

The architecture from which Live is built on is very sophisticated. It would take a lot to hack it. Not saying that it can't be hacked, but it would take tons of work to hack.

[Jihaad_cpt]

yes, Im sure the CIA was easy. It wont take that much work sorry to say...

[wumster]

@ Jihaad

You make a valid point, but the CIA doesn't specialize in software. How many engineers do you think the CIA employs vs M$?

I am not trying to bash, but take a look at how Xbox Live is set up. Look at the techniques that they use versus other techniques.

SSL(Secure Socket Layer protocol) is pretty good, and it's nested within other software that they use.

[Sheikh Yerbouti]

CIA's got'em. That goes without saying. It's nice to get a little nerd hard on, but the feds stake out hacker conventions looking for recruits. They've had them for years. I believe Stuxnet was the CIA, in any rate it was an actual government.

[TidePride]

Well i wasn't on this list, are you ? Check here
http://dazzlepod.com/lulzse...

[Urmomlol]

It's hilarious how inaccurate this report is.

The hackers released random emails and passwords. How does that constitute a data breach? It doesn't.

[Elven6]

Exactly, the media is making it out to be a Xbox Live, Facebook, Paypal, Blizzard, etc hacking when in reality it was a single breach at a third party where they found accounts that used the same login info on other websites.

[Simonkey75]

People need to click through to the actual sources before going off on one. The real source for this is a Canadian website reporting on the supposed 62,000 emails hacked that we all heard about the other day - the article is deliberately twisting things to make it sound like it's about Xbox Live when the original story barely touches upon it.

This sort of "reporting" isn't doing any of us any good. It's just trying to inflame all of us no matter what gaming system we might have.

[earbus]

Ha ha awesome go hackers go kill the net.

[news4geeks]

It's quite fun watching things crash and burn. A guilty pleasure.

[killerhog]

OH MY GOD, DID THEY REALLY!!?? /s. This is to no surprise and I bet little effort by lulzsec as well. Hackers have been, openly/publicly advertising the hack/theft of any xbox 360 account for a price. Hackers go as far as, hacking top MS staff members and exhibiting it. MS xbox has been cracked, disclosed, and insecure since it's release, even the new dashboard got hacked during it's beta phase and re-scripted to play pirated games.

[KINGLOVER300000]

I did not know that.

[killerhog]

they hacked Patcher's account a few weeks ago; and before that, the head of the MS enforcement team Touster (or however you spell his name).

[outlawlife]

they didn't release xbox live info they released a bunch of email addresses and passwords obtained through other sites, some of those emails have xbox live accounts attached

as well as paypal, ebay, everything else

NOT a breach of xbox live...so can we stop saying that?

[JeffGUNZ]

I know, right. Yet, that would require some people here to actually READ the article before they comment.

[outlawlife]

disagrees from people who can't read

[Apocwhen]

You can't use rational logic on N4G. It doesn't work with rabid fanboys.

People are reading the title and thinking xbox live has been hacked which is completely untrue. If that's the case then yahoo has been hacked, Ebay, Paypal, hotmail, msn, basically anything that uses the same email and password as an account.

[Deadman_Senji]

Lulzsec and Anonymous are pretty much the same entity, both born on 4chan.

4chan is part of the problem.

[Roozium]

Lol? I remember that LulzSec even said once that he will hack 4chan soon.

[denero1]

its better to just act like xbl was hacked makes the fanboys feel good

[Deadman_Senji]

You might want to take a look elsewhere, Microsoft has responded to it. It's very real.

[Kon]

I can still play online, just sayin'

[BrianG]

I'm glad Sony took PSN down and went through a security restructuring. Seems that they took the intrusion more serious than any other recently hacked company.

Rather have a newly updated secure network to play across than one I'm not sure is secure after details have presumably been leaked.

just sayin'

[montyburns000]

here we go another phishing scam that will be called a "hack" by the ps3 fanboys

[sazzrah]

It's interesting so many people are saying this stuff is spreading because of Sony fanboys spreading lies because they have been desperately wishing for XBL to be hacked too.

However, if you take 2 seconds you will notice this article which heavily implies a hack of XBL in the article title, is in fact an X360 fan site.

So, yeeeeah... change the record, maybe?

[Jamaicangmr]

Can some of you put the fanboy my brand is better than ur brand shit aside for a bit. Don't you see what these hackers are doing to us? If they keep this shit up there will be so many restrictions on our online play it wont be fun anymore.

Grow the hell up not because the PSN was hacked doesnt mean its ok for Xbox Live to be hacked as well. How fucking brainless of some of you.

[Someonerandom]

Wow, this is getting old!
Stop ruining our gaming fun you damn hackers!

[TheCampfireSong]

Ugh..here we go again

[DragonKnight]

The sad part is, people actually defend what Lulzsec does as a method to show everyone security holes that they need to patch up. As if that's why these losers are doing it. If that were the case, they should have quietly presented such things to the companies and maybe made some actual money off it. These losers and the hacker fanboys that support them don't care about anyone but themselves.

[Deadman_Senji]

Yeah, looking for "good" ulterior motives where there are none.

These people are not doing this for any cause or reason, they just find amusement in discomfort wherever they can cause it.

[darksied]

Well, here's hoping it's all fake and nothing was actually hacked. But if it's true and xbox live WAS hacked ... you will see the double standard that exists in gaming. No one will care that xbox live was hacked, MS will do nothing to make up for it (or just crap, if anything) and they won't get nearly the flak that Sony did. That's my opinion, let's see if it's true.

But let's also hope that this is B.S. I don't want my xbox live info being released. It's like the world is hostage to these guys who can go around and hack ANYTHING they want.

And before anyone says they're just doing stupid regular stuff, there's 2 hackers out there. The guys who are doing pathetic DoS attacks, and the guys who are actually stealing information. The second group needs to be shot.

[BizDaWolf]

didn't MS said they didn't get hacked?

[Gazondaily]

Holy shizzle. These guys have also apparently hacked the CIA. Crazy people.

[bub16]

people complain about 77 million ps3 accounts but you cant find any of the account info on the internet and no one has been hacked. microsofts passwords have been posted publicly on the internet!

[Pyscho_Mantis]

LULZ....im jk I couldn't resist ;)

[Silentscope]

For the record, the file itself says this:

"In return for flooding /b/ this morning, have 62,000
passwords and emails. The top half is "password | email",
and the bottom half is "email | password"; these are random
assortments from a collection, so don't ask which site they're
from or how old they are, because we have no idea. We also can't
confirm what percentage still work, but be creative or something.

Enjoy, and remeber: Lulz Security always delivers.
twitter.com/LulzSec"

In other words this was not a hack job on Xbox live or any specific site or service just a bunch of random emails they got from /b/

[Treyb3yond]

I'm mostly a ps3 gamer and I say hackers suck balls.

[RAmar101]

@grenad

Wot a stupid idiot you are, go play some games...oh wait you have none LOL

[madjedi]

Funny that gaming droid didn't comment, he always seemed so eager to give his opinion about how great hackers are and on security failures whenever sony was hacked/critisized for lack of security. But hey i am just a biased ps3 fanboy & droid isn't a biased 360 fanboy or biased against sony, so whatever.

Now i am glad that live wasn't actually hacked i have 2 relatives with their cc# on their 360's, now before live is actually hacked.

Can you pro 360 guys shouting live wasn't actually hacked, agree with ps3 owners that this hacking trend, isn't funny or unimportant anymore since it's also xbox live with a target on it's back, not just sony.

I almost want live to be hacked like psn was, just to see what certain pro hacker individuals have to say, when it is ms that is the target. Almost but i remember how shitty it was for psn users, so i don't really wish that on anyone.

[lucifon]

Well it's for everything... 62,000 e-mails and passwords. These can potentially work for PSN, along with Xbox Live/Hotmail, Facebook, Twitter etc etc. Article clearly wanting hits ¬_¬'

[HeroPsychoDreamer]

Here we go again :(

[Jumper09]

sony,microsoft and nintendo should contakt the FBI for help to get this ugly people. Its horrible. this lulz guys pissing me on.

[Grannyvukka]

Suck dogz ballz to all those fanboys claiming how irresponsible & such Sony were with there online infrastructure.... everyone & any company can be hacked & messed up, & the more security & more hack proof people make out particular companies online services to be, the more determined these p00fters seem to become, as it throws down some gauntlet to them as a challenge to be conquered.

I hate that this crap is happening to any of these companies that don't deserve it, but it is a weird, screwed up karma for idiots laughing, finger pointing & making out Sony was at fault for the work of some criminal, cyber terrorist, turds.

[llMurcielagoll]

Annonymus hacked Sony because "Knowledge is free" and if I am not wrong they hacked Visa and Mastercard because they stopped supporting Wiki Leaks.

now why is Lulzsec doing all of this. Hunger for attention or just plain bored?

...

[Les-Grossman]

Can't Twitter shut their account down ? Seriously. Until Twitter shuts these guys down then they are simply supporting them by keeping the account open

[mayberry]

in other news.... sea games just got HACKED!

[Naruto_Uzumaki]

I must say i Find Karma in the work here a Lot of Xbox Fans people were laughing at ps3 getting hacked and saying it will never happen to them and now look what happen.. Karma a Bitch!!

I Find this news most sad and amusing at the same time

[gumgum99]

AHAHAHAHAHA!!!...

Sorry, I couldn't resist. >.> <.<

You're gonna pay HackerZ!!

Edit: man, the Xbox guys sure are getting off easy. Granted, it would be hell if they had to go through what we went through considering they require a subscription to even go online.

[gamer7804]

so they used phishing and got some unexpected users accounts. Thats alot different than hacking.

[Noctis106]

Now Xbox Live is on the table. Just last month, Xbox360 gamers were laughing at PS3 gamers because PSN got hacked. It's called KARMA.

[Silentscope]

Did you read the article? This wasn't a hack against Microsoft. The file released is a random collection of emails from all over the internet. Lulzsec themselves don't even know where the emails are used let alone if they even work still. This list works for pretty much any site since most of the people whose emails are on the list are stupid enough to use the same password and email everywhere they register.

[M1chl]

Am I dreaming, or many people here is so "uninteligent"? Hope for first case...

[Simco876]

Put down the fanboy comments. Sony and Microsoft need to pull their resources and make gaming safe for all their customers.

Playing sides doesn't do shit

[ShadowJetX]

Not that anyone will read this, but I wonder how many people will actually read the title?

[M1chl]

According to answers here, I would say not much. Apparently header is enough for them. They just don't realize, that they are in equal danger, like users of other system/services. No everybody go and check, if your email is on the list, if so, immediately change your password. Chance is slim, but what if...

[ShadowJetX]

I was talking about how the title only talked the release of some information, I haven't actually read live getting hacked yet.

Nice, you one upped me, bravo.

[greatjimbo78]

Thing is, they've also had over 10 hours to read the article. And yet some still think Live has been hacked.

[Megaton]

Incredibly misleading. Some of the email/pass combos from the 62k list simply work on XBL because stupid people use universal passwords.

[MR LOOKINGBILL]

MS has already released there statement saying Live wasn't hacked. Unlike Sony who waited a week to tell there customers they had a security breach. MS is very strong in networking so i doubt this story is true.

[BlueEye]

"Envelope yourself in the sickening realization that you secretly love f--king someone's Facebook life beyond repair."

See this is why I fucking hate those assholes and they need to be captured! These guys are sick low life fucks!

[dragonelite]

Shame they did not hack live.
I love to know what company has good security and which doesn't.

Once again stupid game journalist not knowing and stirring the pot with honeypot titles.

A shitty other site got hacked and that user database got stolen. And because most humans are retarded on the internet they have one main pass word they use for all the sites. Good thing i have 4 passwords shortest one is for post accounts and longest one is for bank stuff.

[Gazondaily]

See I disapprove of them just like everybody else but you have to admit, unlike Anonymous who pussyfoot around, hack and then make stupid excuses for it, these guys hack straight up and are ruthless about it.

Still, they may be very clever, but they probably couldn't get laid if punani smacked them in the face.

[Hiruu]

Another crock of shit tagline posted by N4G…aka…bullshit gamer news coverage. XBL wasn’t comprised as a network, but if you happen to USE the same account for XBL as for oh say…Facebook, then guess what, YOU as an individual might have gotten exposed. Just as if you use the same info for a PSN account, it would be hacked as well, and if you use the same info for your likely wafer-thin protected N4G account, it would have been hacked. Why do I expect any better from a site that has preferred farcenews model on reporting…geeesh.

[T3MPL3TON]

Lol.. another article put up by another PS3 fanboy hoping XBL gets hacked.

XBL wasn't hacked. Brink was hacked. End of story.

Lulzsec hasn't actually done a thing. He takes credit for things other people are doing. It's OK. bactrac, is on the case, they've found a few of the people who did the Sony job.. and they're working on Lulzsec now. It's only a matter of time before he's exposed as the basement dwelling little baby-man he is.

[Xi]

If people would like to read the linked article in the post, it's not that xbox live, paypal, etc have been hacked, only that a set of usernames and passwords have been released which could be connected to accouts on these services.

If you're using the same password and id over a multitude of different sites it's heavily recommended you create new unique passwords wherever fit. Otherwise there's a good chance that your data could be used.

[MaximusPrime]

Told you, "not everyone are safe"