Hackers are planning on making consol's their next target say computer and security experts. This has been the talk of many of these security experts since last week when Microsoft admitted that some of their customer service reps gave out critical information to some smooth talking callers. Now granted that wasn't a hacking issue but the experts say that hackers are working on being the first to brick your PS3 or get into your live account and buy 50,000 points.
In a interview with CVG, Security software maker CA 1's Stefana Mullerand and Australia's Computer Emergency Response Team, MacLeonard Starkey gave their 2 cents on what console owners should be aware of.
"I haven't seen any malicious code that is specifically designed to run on a PlayStation 3 or an Xbox but I would expect it is not very far away,"
said, security analyst for Australia's Computer Emergency Response Team.
Security software maker CA 1's Stefana Muller spoke of the hacker's motivation for cracking their new targets:
"I think it's going to be an 'I did it' kind of target, 'I got to exploit this gaming console'. It's obvious that once a new thing comes out, if it's cool, it will be exploited."
Money is also a motive for hackers who steal valuable items to sell to other players, as Starkey explains:
"They can log in and steal the items that players have collected over, in some cases, four or five years. There's actually some pretty good money in that."
Starkey's advice is to keep your PC secure.
"The malicious code is often coming through from vectors other than the games themselves, usually via a site that you're directed to go to, sometimes from a MySpace profile or an email, and the code then targets a particular online game," he explains.
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