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Xbox hacker alert from Bristol mum.
(From Bristol Evening Post)
A Bristol mother is warning other parents to beware of online hackers after someone used her son's XBox Live account while the family were on holiday.
The hacker got into 12-year-old Robert Best's account and was able to access his mum's credit card number and use it to buy 20,000 points for XBox Live games.
Juliet, 40, of Barrs Court, discovered an extra GBP170 had been racked up on her credit card without her knowledge.
She immediately reported the fraud to Microsoft and cancelled her Nationwide card.
Mrs Best, a student nurse, said: "Because Robert is only 12, a parent has to register with Microsoft using a credit card.
"This enables Robert to buy Microsoft points to use in XBox Live games."
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