A hacker who was recently raided by Australian police was not raided on Microsoft's behalf, the company claims



From Neowin:

According to a new report from Kotaku's Stephen Totilo, the hacker known as SuperDaE was met by a Microsoft intellectual property official in recent months. The visit followed leaks about Microsoft's next gaming console, supposedly codenamed "Durango," as well as eBay listings by the hacker of a developer version of the console. The Microsoft official, Miles Hawkes (whose LinkedIn profile can be viewed here), asked SuperDaE how he was able to gain access to information on the company's servers.

The hacker claims that by gaining access to Microsoft's servers, he was able to create an account to the company's Xbox Developer Program website. He then ordered a developer version of the console using the fake account, he says.

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