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Originally Posted by colin25
Strong statement. A depressing if true  |
In fairness it's due to the punishment or lack of. It's usually a simple console ban or in many cases absolutely nothing if someone steals an account or MS points. So in cases they steal someone's credit card (Can't see the actual card details but can still make purchases associated with Microsoft) and buy whatever they please. Credit card theft that goes unpunished really.
There's also exploits to get Xbox Live completely free due to a flaw, naturally I'm not going to be linking anything in this thread because it's theft of services and illegal. Microsoft simply console ban these people rather than chasing them with the court's so it's easy to see why people still do it -_-
An example of the FIFA issues.
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A string of hacked Xbox 360 accounts over the last several months has raised questions about Xbox Live security. What is happening is that hackers are getting login information from somewhere, logging into other people's Xbox Live accounts, and using the stolen account to buy Microsoft Points and then buy items (usually FIFA 12 Ultimate Team card packs).. Then they can log out of the stolen account, sign into their own account, and that content they bought with the stolen account will be available for their own account.
This works because of Microsoft's form of DRM (Digital Rights Management). Xbox Live downloads are tied to the account (Gamertag) that downloaded them, but also the system they are first downloaded on. Any account can use content tied to that system. If the system breaks, however, only the account that downloaded it originally will be able to use it later, so it is a bit of a risk. Not as much of a risk as it used to be, since new Xbox 360 systems are much more reliable than older models, but still a risk. Of course, hackers likely don't care if the stuff they stole and got for free stops working if their system breaks.
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That's how pants the current DRM system is.