Campaign
campaign:xbox_underground_intrusions
Series of unauthorized accesses and thefts targeting Microsoft, game companies, developer networks, and related systems.
Series of unauthorized accesses and thefts targeting Microsoft, game companies, developer networks, and related systems.
“They all pretty much agreed not to steal any credit cards or empty any PayPal accounts or make any money with this hacking.”
| Direction | Predicate | Other entity | Origin | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| outgoing | INVOLVES | Epic Games | Explicit | 46 |
| outgoing | INVOLVES | Activision | Explicit | 46 |
| outgoing | INVOLVES | Electronic Arts | Explicit | 46 |
| outgoing | INVOLVES | Microsoft | Explicit | 46 |
| outgoing | INVOLVES | Bungee | Explicit | 46 |
| outgoing | INVOLVES | Zombie Studios | Explicit | 46 |
| outgoing | INVOLVES | Steam | Explicit | 46 |
| outgoing | INVOLVES | source-code theft | Explicit | 46 |
| outgoing | INVOLVES | Xbox Developer Network | Explicit | 46 |
| outgoing | INVOLVES | SharePoint | Explicit | 46 |
| outgoing | INVOLVES | Durango | Explicit | 46 |
| outgoing | INVOLVES | FIFA | Explicit | 46 |
| outgoing | INVOLVES | internal Xbox 360 boot loader | Explicit | 46 |
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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”
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 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 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”