Tuesday 19 March 2013
Microsoft has this morning been hit by a security breach of its Xbox Entertainment Awards 2013 service.
MCV site was contacted by a reader with a link to a page that appeared to list all those who had voted and therefore been entered into the prize draw. The data included names, gamertags, emails and birthdays.
Those accessing the site were also free to edit or remove each listing.
The entire website has now been shut down. It is not known for how long the data was accessible before the closure.
Microsoft has supplied MCV with the following statement: "We are currently experiencing technical difficulties with the Xbox Entertainment Awards landing page and have taken the site offline while we investigate.”
