Hackers can steal credit card data from used Xbox 360s

Researchers from Drexel University and Dakota State University have found that hackers can reportedly retrieve credit card data and other personal information from old Microsoft Xbox 360s - even if the console is restored back to factory settings.

“Microsoft does a great job of protecting their proprietary information,” Podhradsky told Kotaku. “But they don’t do a great job of protecting the user’s data.” She says she isn’t even a gamer, and warns console modders and hackers may find the process even easier. “A lot of them already know how to do all this. Anyone can freely download a lot of this software, essentially pick up a discarded game console, and have someone’s identity.”