Microsoft Corp. insists the online gaming service associated with the Xbox 360 did not experience a security breach despite some U.K. consumers who say they fell victim to a phishing scam tied to the video game system.
"Xbox Live has not been hacked," Microsoft said in a press release. "Microsoft can confirm that there has been no breach to the security of our Xbox Live service."
The Sun newspaper in the U.K.
Fraudsters accessed gamers' credit card information after they obtained login information for Xbox Live accounts, the Sun reported. The criminals spent small amounts on each credit card they accessed.
The Sun estimates Xbox Live users lost an average of $156.35, though some lost twice that amount.
