Following the recent attack on Sony’s PlayStation Network in which the data of more than 75 million users was compromised, Microsoft is now warning users of a possible phishing attack related to its Xbox Live Matchmaking service.
The Matchmaking system pairs up users with other players for online gaming based on their cumulative gamerscore, reputation, location, language and gamer zone. See more on H Security.
Return of the password reset attack
ESET’s Randy Abrams expands on the recent data breaches:
Most people know of the Sony PlayStation Network/Qriocity Service breach by now. I think most people know that they need to change those account passwords when they can access the network again. I hope people know that if they used the same password in other places, they need to change those passwords as well. Sony doesn’t seem to know if credit card details were breached, so many people are cancelling the credit cards used in conjunction with their Sony accounts.
FBI: $20M in Fraudulent Wire Transfers to China
The FBI warned this week that cyber thieves have stolen approximately $20 million over the past year from small to mid-sized U.S. businesses through a series of fraudulent wire transfers sent to Chinese economic and trade companies located near the country’s border with Russia. Krebs On Security reports.
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