Warning! E-mail phishers targeting Xbox Live accounts (joystiq.com)

[8th lutz]

http://www.joystiq.com/2007/09/11/e-mail-p...-live-accounts/

 

Stealing your bank account or credit card information is one thing, but now e-mail phishers are going after something truly important: Your Xbox Live account. Xbox.com forum-goer Whagi reports on an e-mail he received, purportedly from Xbox Support, announcing new features on his Xbox Live account. The e-mail links to a supposed Microsoft passport login page that's actually a phishing site designed to capture your login information.

 

The problem goes deeper than your Xbox -- if you use your Passport account for other Microsoft services, the phishers could have access to a lot of sensitive information. The same e-mail has reportedly been received by other users in the U.S. and U.K.

 

It probably goes without saying, but if you get a similar e-mail, delete it immediately. If you accidentally use the link, change your password immediately. And don't trust random e-mails to notify you about new Xbox Live updates -- that's what we're here for, after all.

 

I posted this for all members that have Xbox live account would be informed of e-mail phishers wanting your personal information.

[MrAtari2600]

What does the email look like >.<

so i know and such

the page you sent doesn't work right on these computers seems to overlap text and pictures therefore unreadable.

Maybe you should post what it says if you can find it

o.o'

[8th lutz]

This is what the e-mail looks like:

 

Subject: Changes To Your Xbox Live Account

 

From: Xbox Support [[email protected]]

 

Email body:

 

"Dear Xbox Live User,

 

We have made many changes to everyone’s Xbox Live account, and we would like you to check out the new features! You can check out the new features by click on the link below to login and check them out!

 

Please check out your new features to your Xbox Live account!

 

https://www.xbox.com/signin/"

[Atariboy]

Anything important from MS would be sent as a message over Live as well, so I wouldn't log into any link in an email unless you got a matching pm on your 360. Even then, its probably wiser just to access your account directly.

Edited September 13, 2007 by Atariboy