Major Nelson Gamercard Hacked

GamerMan316 · March 29, 2010, 10:07:35 AM

Xbox Live Director's Account Hacked! (Are You Next?)

Larry Hryb, Director of Programming for Microsoft's Xbox LIVE online gaming network, has had his Xbox LIVE profile hacked. Warning: NSFW language ahead.

Known by his gamertag Major Nelson, Hryb was part of the Xbox 360 launch team and was one of the first game execs to have a regular podcast and blog.

In his LIVE account, his bio info (Name, Location) and the speech bubble appear to be hacked. The hacker have been writing various messages on Major Nelson's account:

Website lightzz.com is claiming responsibility for the hack and has put up a YouTube video of his handiwork as well as his Skype name (Roid-Monkey) and is even offering to hack other players' accounts for US$60. Whether or not that means the accounts of other Xbox LIVE users are vulnerable to a possible exploit in Xbox LIVE accounts remains to be seen.

Sixty dollars to hack people's accounts? This appears to be a new cottage industry.

Update: "I have control of the account," Hryb tells Kotaku. "The enforcement team took care of it." According to the Director of Policy and Enforcement for Xbox LIVE Stephen Toulouse (via Twitter), the hack looks like it was "very specific" and "very targeted" to Hryb's account. Toulouse is investigating the matter further.

Astrex · March 29, 2010, 12:36:23 PM

Ahhhh mega LOLAGE!!!

PWNED!!!

nCogNeato · March 29, 2010, 01:12:40 PM

That is funny. But what a dick.

He's probably an ex-employee that still has access to sectors of Support resources. That or he's been social-engineering Major's account for a long time.

Astrex · March 29, 2010, 01:38:09 PM

On a serious note!

Who the f*ck is Major Nelson?

nCogNeato · March 29, 2010, 03:12:13 PM

Quote from: Astrex on March 29, 2010, 01:38:09 PM
On a serious note!

Who the f*ck is Major Nelson?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Hryb

Astrex · March 29, 2010, 03:13:08 PM

Quote from: nCogNeato on March 29, 2010, 03:12:13 PM
Quote from: Astrex on March 29, 2010, 01:38:09 PM
On a serious note!

Who the f*ck is Major Nelson?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Hryb

Ahhh super geek

nCogNeato · March 29, 2010, 03:14:53 PM

From what I've seen so far, it appears that the person that "hacked" Major Nelson's account actually gained access to his account when Major left his laptop unattended during the recent PAX convention.

This is not confirmed, but is being reported by various parties. If true, what a lame "hacker".

GamerMan316 · March 29, 2010, 03:37:39 PM

Quote from: nCogNeato on March 29, 2010, 03:14:53 PM
From what I've seen so far, it appears that the person that "hacked" Major Nelson's account actually gained access to his account when Major left his laptop unattended during the recent PAX convention.

This is not confirmed, but is being reported by various parties. If true, what a lame "hacker".

Damn right, last time I hacked him, I managed to get his email, password & even social security number, oh wait......... sh*t!

Astrex · March 30, 2010, 08:05:51 AM

Quote from: GamerMan316 on March 29, 2010, 03:37:39 PM
Quote from: nCogNeato on March 29, 2010, 03:14:53 PM
From what I've seen so far, it appears that the person that "hacked" Major Nelson's account actually gained access to his account when Major left his laptop unattended during the recent PAX convention.

This is not confirmed, but is being reported by various parties. If true, what a lame "hacker".

Damn right, last time I hacked him, I managed to get his email, password & even social security number, oh wait......... sh*t!

I would have been happy with his wife's number