Microsoft's 'Major Nelson' Suffers Xbox Live Account Theft
A Microsoft representative confirmed that a group of hackers gained temporary control of the Xbox Live Account owned by Larry Hryb, the Xbox Live programming director who goes by the online handle "Major Nelson."
The account hijacking was committed this past weekend by a three-member group alternatively going by the names "LiGHTzz" and "Fear™."
While Hryb was attending the inaugural PAX East video game convention in Boston, the group gained control of his "Major Nelson" account, changed a number of details, claimed responsibility, and uploaded a video to its official site demonstrating account access.
