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news.bbc.co.uk - 2/20/2009

BBC NEWS | Technology | Hackers target Xbox Live players

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Xbox Live is being targeted by malicious hackers selling services that kick players off the network. The booting services are proving popular with players who want a way to get revenge on those who beat them in an Xbox Live game. The attackers are employing data flooding tools that have been ...

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consumerist.com - 2/26/2009

Identifying Yourself As A Lesbian Gets You Banned On XBOX Live [Gaming]

— consumerist.com — Teresa says that she was harassed by other players and later suspended from XBOX Live because she... identified herself as a lesbian in her profile. When she appealed to Microsoft, she says they told... (more) Identifying Yourself As A Lesbian Gets You Banned On ...

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blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com - 2/23/2009

Just over half of Xbox Live subscribers pay to play

— blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com — Just more than half of Xbox 360 owners who use the video game console's online service pay... to play games online, according to an internal Microsoft document reviewed by the Seattle P-I. (more) Just over half of Xbox Live subscribers pay to play

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weblogs.variety.com - 2/26/2009

Comparing Playstation Network and Xbox Live, revenue is what matters

— weblogs.variety.com — As Sony announced yesterday, Playstation Network has 20 million users. Xbox Live, by comparison, has 17 million... But PSN is for the Playstation 3 and PSP (around 70 million devices), while XBL is only for the Xbox 360 (about 28... (more) Comparing Playstation Network and Xbox Live, revenue is ...

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Hackers booting people off of Xbox Live
Joystiq — Denial-of-service attacks are nothing new on the web, but the BBC reports that it's becoming an increasingly large problem on Xbox Live, where hackers are using the attacks to kick other players out of games. Not to get too technical, but the DoS attack works, basically, like this: Angry data takes your pipes from fat to skinny so the pictures of aliens getting shot and the sounds of guns firing at said aliens can't get through them. Confusing for the common man, we know, but that's why we went to blogging college. Microsoft says that they're investigating the ...

Booting services add to the fun of Xbox Live
CrunchGear — ... A fairly breathless story by the BBC describes hackers who send DDOS attacks to certain IP addresses, kicking the victim’s IP address off of XBL. There are two popular methods, one involving hosting a game and watching incoming traffic and another basically asking the victim “YO WUT IZ UR IP ADDY?” Both seem to work quite well when dealing with pre-teens. ...

Xbox Live players striking each other with denial-of-service attacks
Obsessable News Feed — ... What's the proper reaction to getting beaten in a game of Halo 3? Practice more? Play against some more novice opponents? Unfortunately, not everyone is as good a sport as we are, and apparently Xbox Live is being increasingly targeted by hacker tools that attack a player's internet connection, forcing him or her out of the game. ...

Xbox Live Hacker Attacks On The Rise [Xbox Live]
Kotaku — ... IP address by routing Xbox Live through their computer to the console and monitoring traffic using a PC application, a method that doesn't intrude upon the service in any noticeable way. Essentially it attacks the user's internet connection directly. What can you do to avoid being the subject of such an attack? I've got a crazy idea...why don't we all just be polite to one another over Xbox Live so no one feels compelled to attack us? No? Okay, just thought I'd throw that out there. Hackers target Xbox Live players [BBC News]

Microsoft responds to Xbox Live denial-of-service attack
Ars Technica — ... Worse still, hackers are selling DOS on demand to disgruntled players, the BBC News reported today. That means anyone with a few bucks and a lack of morals can attack players who are simply too good at Street Fighter IV. ...