Xbox Live Entertainment Awards Breached- More Than 2500 Entrants Affected

<p>Starting last Monday&comma; Microsoft announced the &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Xbox Entertainment Awards” which aimed to identify the very best games&comma; films&comma; TV shows and other media available through the Xbox Live Marketplace&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>With prizes such as a limited edition Xbox 360 and tickets to Gamescom 2013 on offer it wasn’t a surprise that many gamers took part in the promotion&comma; which was due to run until the 26<sup>th<&sol;sup> March&period; It has however been taken down as of now due to a big security breach&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Originally reported by MCV&comma; the service was hit by a security breach which exposed the personal details of an &OpenCurlyQuote;alleged’ 2892 participants in the promotion&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The website has currently been taken down whilst Microsoft investigates it&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<p>&lbrack;Source&colon; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;oxm&period;co&period;uk&sol;51257&sol;xbox-live-entertainment-awards-hit-by-security-breach-almost-3000-entrants-affected&sol;">Official Xbox Magazine UK<&sol;a>&rsqb;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"zemanta-pixie" style&equals;"margin-top&colon; 10px&semi; height&colon; 15px&semi;"><img class&equals;"zemanta-pixie-img" style&equals;"border&colon; none&semi; float&colon; right&semi;" alt&equals;"" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;img&period;zemanta&period;com&sol;pixy&period;gif&quest;x-id&equals;aaaf02eb-65df-4c69-be20-9f2ae7da0759" &sol;><&sol;div>&NewLine;