It’s back in his possession now and offensive changes have been removed, including one that advertised hacking other accounts for $100.
”Looks like this was very specific and very targeted to Major,” twittered Stephen Toulouse, Director of Policy and Enforcement for Xbox Live, reports Kotaku. This is worrying indeed if such a high profile Microsoft figure can be hacked.
Hopefully the boasts of cash for hacks that was left on Major’s profile were just that, boasts, and not an indication of how ‘easy’ they can be to break into. Kotaku has two snapshots of Major Nelson’s altered Xbox Live profile which you can see below.
Website lightzz.com is claiming responsibility for the feat, and even has the YouTube evidence to prove it. The going rate for an Xbox Live account hack is $60 apparently, but let’s all hope this particular industry doesn’t take off. Have you ever been hacked?
