My brother tried to sign in to his account and it gave him the error message that you receive when your account has been recovered on someone else's 360. It wouldn't let him recover it. I looked at my friend's list for his gamerpicture and it was under another name. He tried that gamertag along with the email and password, and he recovered it just fine. The only problem is that the guy who took his account used 800 of his microsoft points to change the gamertag (I assume so my brother couldn't find it). He doesn't want to file an official complaint, but I sure as hell do. I don't want my account hacked - this crap needs to be reported. I have called 1-800-4MY-XBOX enough times to know that if I call them about this, they will have no idea what to do (I can't even understand them anyways). Here's the bottom line: does anyone know how to officially report hacking to microsoft? I don't want this guy to end up stealing my account and beautiful gamerscore.
I dont really think that there's any way to hunt down the person that "hacked" your bro's account. (BTW your bro probably gave his password to a friend or something. Or a a no-life sat in his basement for a year and tried a TON of passwords and got really really really REALLY lucky)
My brother tried to sign in to his account and it gave him the error message that you receive when your account has been recovered on someone else's 360. It wouldn't let him recover it. I looked at my friend's list for his gamerpicture and it was under another name. He tried that gamertag along with the email and password, and he recovered it just fine. The only problem is that the guy who took his account used 800 of his microsoft points to change the gamertag (I assume so my brother couldn't find it). He doesn't want to file an official complaint, but I sure as hell do. I don't want my account hacked - this crap needs to be reported. I have called 1-800-4MY-XBOX enough times to know that if I call them about this, they will have no idea what to do (I can't even understand them anyways). Here's the bottom line: does anyone know how to officially report hacking to microsoft? I don't want this guy to end up stealing my account and beautiful gamerscore.mECHwARRIORx2
hmm well ill tell you how to get it back if you just tell me your e-mail and password
[QUOTE="mECHwARRIORx2"]My brother tried to sign in to his account and it gave him the error message that you receive when your account has been recovered on someone else's 360. It wouldn't let him recover it. I looked at my friend's list for his gamerpicture and it was under another name. He tried that gamertag along with the email and password, and he recovered it just fine. The only problem is that the guy who took his account used 800 of his microsoft points to change the gamertag (I assume so my brother couldn't find it). He doesn't want to file an official complaint, but I sure as hell do. I don't want my account hacked - this crap needs to be reported. I have called 1-800-4MY-XBOX enough times to know that if I call them about this, they will have no idea what to do (I can't even understand them anyways). Here's the bottom line: does anyone know how to officially report hacking to microsoft? I don't want this guy to end up stealing my account and beautiful gamerscore.Arcade-Fire
hmm well ill tell you how to get it back if you just tell me your e-mail and password
So your brother got his gamertag back? If so, tell him to change his WINDOWS ID password to something completely different then what it was before. So it can't be stolen again. As for reporting a person who took the gamertag, I dunno if anything can be done.
By the sounds of it your brother gave out his e-mail and password to a site that wasn't xbox.com or some other source that got his account stollen. However that doesn't seem to be the case cause phising scams will then change the e-mail and password to something else so you cannot re access the account. It sounds to me like your brother gave his account to a friend or something who then just decided to be an idiot and change it. Or you or your brother are not giving us the full story.
Basically all you can do is change the password to the e-mail address and suck it up, a report isn't going to do anything, you can do the same as well and try to be more careful with who you give your personal information next time....
[QUOTE="Arcade-Fire"][QUOTE="mECHwARRIORx2"]My brother tried to sign in to his account and it gave him the error message that you receive when your account has been recovered on someone else's 360. It wouldn't let him recover it. I looked at my friend's list for his gamerpicture and it was under another name. He tried that gamertag along with the email and password, and he recovered it just fine. The only problem is that the guy who took his account used 800 of his microsoft points to change the gamertag (I assume so my brother couldn't find it). He doesn't want to file an official complaint, but I sure as hell do. I don't want my account hacked - this crap needs to be reported. I have called 1-800-4MY-XBOX enough times to know that if I call them about this, they will have no idea what to do (I can't even understand them anyways). Here's the bottom line: does anyone know how to officially report hacking to microsoft? I don't want this guy to end up stealing my account and beautiful gamerscore.xRmRxfreakBOMB
hmm well ill tell you how to get it back if you just tell me your e-mail and password
that would be so funny if he did it :P
sssssssssshhhhhhhh you will foil my plan....erumm anyway, dont listen to him, giving me your details is the smart thing to do.
I remember that one day he was using someone else's account for Halo 3 (I think he was ranking him up). Maybe he gave his info like an idiot and some douche bag screwed him over.
[QUOTE="Arcade-Fire"][QUOTE="mECHwARRIORx2"]My brother tried to sign in to his account and it gave him the error message that you receive when your account has been recovered on someone else's 360. It wouldn't let him recover it. I looked at my friend's list for his gamerpicture and it was under another name. He tried that gamertag along with the email and password, and he recovered it just fine. The only problem is that the guy who took his account used 800 of his microsoft points to change the gamertag (I assume so my brother couldn't find it). He doesn't want to file an official complaint, but I sure as hell do. I don't want my account hacked - this crap needs to be reported. I have called 1-800-4MY-XBOX enough times to know that if I call them about this, they will have no idea what to do (I can't even understand them anyways). Here's the bottom line: does anyone know how to officially report hacking to microsoft? I don't want this guy to end up stealing my account and beautiful gamerscore.Arcade-Fire
hmm well ill tell you how to get it back if you just tell me your e-mail and password
that would be so funny if he did it :P
sssssssssshhhhhhhh you will foil my plan....erumm anyway, dont listen to him, giving me your details is the smart thing to do.
My brother tried to sign in to his account and it gave him the error message that you receive when your account has been recovered on someone else's 360. It wouldn't let him recover it. I looked at my friend's list for his gamerpicture and it was under another name. He tried that gamertag along with the email and password, and he recovered it just fine. The only problem is that the guy who took his account used 800 of his microsoft points to change the gamertag (I assume so my brother couldn't find it). He doesn't want to file an official complaint, but I sure as hell do. I don't want my account hacked - this crap needs to be reported. I have called 1-800-4MY-XBOX enough times to know that if I call them about this, they will have no idea what to do (I can't even understand them anyways). Here's the bottom line: does anyone know how to officially report hacking to microsoft? I don't want this guy to end up stealing my account and beautiful gamerscore.mECHwARRIORx2
Um.. no one can actually hack someones Xbox Live account. Odds are your brother gave him the password because the perpetrator probably told him he can give him free points or easy achievements. So in Microsoft's eyes that's negligent and stupidity. So you need to talk to your brother and ask him who he gave the password to. There's no way for someone to hack your account. And I know there's some hype person gonna come in here and say other wise. Anyways, tell him in the future not to give his password to random people on Live that say they can do things for him, cuz it's lies.
I dont really think that there's any way to hunt down the person that "hacked" your bro's account. (BTW your bro probably gave his password to a friend or something. Or a a no-life sat in his basement for a year and tried a TON of passwords and got really really really REALLY lucky)xRmRxfreakBOMB
ip addresses. this guy shud phone up xbox customer support, and change the email address used for the profile. change the password and also change the secrurity question so it cannot be guessed at all
do what i did created a unique msn live account for my 360 and only ever log on the msn over ya 360.
the only way is if the password is dumb or that ya bro gave it away.....if he has a mega gamerscore then it could be possible your bros comp was key logged in order to get to the 360 account......all the WOW accounts get stolen by keylogs.
you should probs change the 360 account name again...also delete any random friend adds or people u dont trust or actually play with off ya bros account b4 u change the name.
also exsplain that websites offering free gamerpoints for your msn address and passwords are not legit
I got hacked just today...i cant put the pin on the paper on how to spell all my friends names for my new account. people need to get a life. seriously who would do that
he probably when to a site that asks you to sign in to your gamercard. and when he did it just toke his info and later got it hacked. its the same with myspace.
You should seriously ask your bro if he gave someone his password maybe a friend or an achivement glitcher to glitch his account. Anyways you cnat do jack espicially if you dont have his the guys gamertag. As far as your account unless your password and email are almost identical dont worry just keep your passwrod safe and if need be change it every so often just to be safe.
I remember reading about this last year. What these people do is keep calling Microsoft a lot with the gamertag they want, claiming to have just forgotten the password, requesting it to be reset. Now protocol is for Microsoft to ask your name, address and answer your secret question but there are a few idiots at Microsoft that don't follow that procedure and do it anyway. These people know the best times of days to do this (my guess first thing in morning, last thing at night and busy times) and do it to steal your gamer score, ms points and worst, your identity in the real world as they can obtain your name, address, D.O.B. etc. Microsoft are aware of this and yet have no official comment as it is their own staff being negligent Now before people start saying that I am to bash the 360, I am a 360 patriot, launch console and all:DI just remember this on gamespot last year
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