Microsoft has reportedly been hit by a scam involving its 'free Microsoft points' scheme, which offers free points on the software giant's Xbox 360 promotions programme. Hackers appear to have developed software to generate vast amounts of points by repeatedly refreshing the points allocation page using home-brew software.


https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/microsoft-hit-by-12-million-fraud-due-to-html/
Microsoft has reportedly been hit by a scam involving its 'free Microsoft points' scheme, which offers free points on the software giant's Xbox 360 promotions programme. Hackers appear to have developed software to generate vast amounts of points by repeatedly refreshing the points allocation page using home-brew software.
Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:00:00 GMT
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/microsoft-hit-by-12-million-fraud-due-to-html/

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