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Rowdy Van Cleave USES Xbox 360 dev kit
Rowdy obtained Xbox 360 development kits from an electronics recycling facility and distributed or sold them to hackers.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 45 Details
“Rowdy grabbed all that he could and started passing them out to everyone in Team Avalaunch”
Durango OS AFFECTS Windows 8
Sanad says Durango OS was based on Windows 8 at the time.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Sanad EP 46 Details
“it was based off of Windows 8 at the time”
Durango OS AFFECTS Gateway blade server
Sanad installed Durango OS on a Gateway blade server and said it loaded successfully.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Sanad EP 46 Details
“I put it on a Gateway blade server and it loaded completely fine”
Justin May ATTRIBUTED_TO Federal Bureau of Investigation
The episode presents competing speculation that Justin may have been an FBI informant, while noting that nobody knew for sure.
Uncertain Direction flagged Confidence 78% · Jack Rhysider EP 46 Details
“Maybe Justin was an informant for the FBI and the whole thing was just set up to make Justin look good as an informant. Nobody knows”
Using a cloned badge, Arman repeatedly entered Microsoft's campus and stole Durango prototypes from the building.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 46 Details
“For about a year, Arman would come and go on the Microsoft campus, becoming familiar with it”
“he grabbed one of these Durangos he found, shoved it in his backpack, and quickly left the building”
Justin May DEVELOPED_BY Return Merchandise Authorization
Justin is described as having devised a way to abuse Cisco's RMA process; this is an unusual use of DEVELOPED_BY because the catalog has no separate scam artifact entity.
Derived Direction flagged Confidence 72% · Jack Rhysider EP 46 Details
“figured out a way to trick Cisco into processing an RMA for him”
Dylan DISCOVERED_BY Epic Games
Dylan disclosed to Epic Games that he was the person who had hacked them.
Explicit Direction flagged Confidence 99% · Dylan EP 46 Details
“I’m the guy who hacked you”
XBox Underground intrusions INVOLVES Microsoft
The campaign involved unauthorized access to Microsoft's networks and theft of internal materials.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 46 Details
“One of the networks they had access to was Microsoft itself”
XBox Underground intrusions INVOLVES internal Xbox 360 boot loader
Sanad received a leaked internal Xbox 360 boot loader associated with the hacking scene.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Sanad EP 46 Details
“he started talking about some internal XBox 360 boot loader that got leaked and he even sent me the file”
XBox Underground intrusions INVOLVES Epic Games
Jack says the XBox Underground crew had access to Epic Games' network.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 46 Details
“this XBox Underground hacking crew having full access to dozens of networks of video game companies like Epic”
XBox Underground intrusions INVOLVES Bungee
Jack lists Bungie among the video-game companies whose networks the crew accessed.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 46 Details
“Epic, Activision, EA, Bungee, Microsoft, Zombie Studios, and Steam”
XBox Underground intrusions INVOLVES FIFA
The campaign later involved hacking FIFA to generate and sell in-game coins.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Sanad EP 46 Details
“They found a way to reverse-engineer the executable to basically have the server spit out unlimited coins”
XBox Underground intrusions INVOLVES Durango
The campaign involved obtaining specifications, software, and hardware information for Microsoft's Durango prototype.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 46 Details
“This hacker group was holding in their hands all of the ingredients and blueprints of the next XBox”
XBox Underground intrusions INVOLVES Electronic Arts
Jack says the crew had access to Electronic Arts' network.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 46 Details
“networks of video game companies like Epic, Activision, EA, Bungee, Microsoft”
XBox Underground intrusions INVOLVES Zombie Studios
Jack lists Zombie Studios among the companies whose networks the crew accessed.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 46 Details
“Microsoft, Zombie Studios, and Steam”
XBox Underground intrusions INVOLVES Xbox Developer Network
The group used valid accounts to access the Xbox Developer Network and inspect developer permissions.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 46 Details
“They had a few valid logins for the XBox Developer’s Network”
XBox Underground intrusions INVOLVES source-code theft
The group focused on stealing video-game source code rather than credit cards or money.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Jack Rhysider EP 46 Details
“they’re all only after video games though, and source code”
XBox Underground intrusions INVOLVES Activision
Jack says the crew had access to Activision's network.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 46 Details
“networks of video game companies like Epic, Activision, EA”
XBox Underground intrusions INVOLVES Steam
Jack lists Steam among the companies whose networks the crew accessed.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 46 Details
“Zombie Studios, and Steam”
XBox Underground intrusions INVOLVES SharePoint
The Microsoft server they accessed hosted a SharePoint site through which they viewed internal files.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 46 Details
“In this server was a SharePoint website”
Austin MEMBER_OF Xbox Underground
Austin is described as being part of the group.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Jack Rhysider EP 46 Details
“Austin, who was part of the group too”
Sanad MEMBER_OF Xbox Underground
Sanad is presented as one of the central participants in the XBox Underground story and later identified as a co-conspirator.
Explicit Confidence 93% · Jack Rhysider EP 46 Details
“Of course, we have Sanad”
David MEMBER_OF Xbox Underground
David is described as one of the hackers involved in the group and as participating in its intrusions.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Jack Rhysider EP 46 Details
“there’s David who’s doing a lot of Halo modding and he’s fascinated with everything Microsoft”
Justin May MEMBER_OF Xbox Underground
Justin is described as an active member of the group and one of its hackers.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 46 Details
“Then there’s Justin May, or MTW, who got arrested at PAX but is still active in the group”
Nathan Leroux MEMBER_OF Xbox Underground
Dylan says Nathan was part of the group's core, although he did not play a large role.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Dylan EP 46 Details
“Nathan didn’t play a big role in it but Nathan was still part of the core group at the time”