Microsoft to investigate potential XBox Live fraud cases

The boys at Microsoft have finally listened to the cries of battered and weary Xbox Live denizens, it seems. ZDNet News is reporting that the company will be looking into the cases of potential fraud that may have occurred in Xbox Live. According to the report, the need for this has grown as a result of increasing reports of players having their credit card information stolen and used for the purchase of additional Microsoft Points.

Previously, however, it seems Microsoft hadn’t been dealing with complaints swiftly enough. According to one disgruntled Xbox Live user who wrote on the official Xbox forums, “My Xbox Live account was hacked and all credit card info was stolen and used to run up points… Microsoft says: ‘Oh, well, better call your credit card companies, nothing we can do.'”

Of course, this isn’t the end to the problem. Some are suggesting that instead of hacked accounts, some players were simply attacked by bad patches of human error that made them got them duped into giving out pertinent information. Regardless, Microsoft better get on the case and find out just what’s going on, security-wise, and fast.

Via ZDNet

The boys at Microsoft have finally listened to the cries of battered and weary Xbox Live denizens, it seems. ZDNet News is reporting that the company will be looking into the cases of potential fraud that may have occurred in Xbox Live. According to the report, the need for this has grown as a result of increasing reports of players having their credit card information stolen and used for the purchase of additional Microsoft Points.

Previously, however, it seems Microsoft hadn’t been dealing with complaints swiftly enough. According to one disgruntled Xbox Live user who wrote on the official Xbox forums, “My Xbox Live account was hacked and all credit card info was stolen and used to run up points… Microsoft says: ‘Oh, well, better call your credit card companies, nothing we can do.'”

Of course, this isn’t the end to the problem. Some are suggesting that instead of hacked accounts, some players were simply attacked by bad patches of human error that made them got them duped into giving out pertinent information. Regardless, Microsoft better get on the case and find out just what’s going on, security-wise, and fast.

Via ZDNet