Microsoft preparing to respond harshly to the recent XBLA points exploit costing the company $1.2 million before it was shut down.
Unlike other point generator schemes, this one managed to generate numbers of cards based on previously used cards and not by a random generator. Also unlike other exploits that require some time to get multiple codes and limits on point values, this exploit allowed multiple codes that only needed a button click to generate each time.
Microsoft estimates about 1/2 million unsold cards for XBLA are potentially useless right now until Microsoft resets the activation on them.
Microsoft is considering a variety of punishments ranging from simple point and purchase deductions to banning and potential bricking of consoles for the bigger offenders (someone managed to steal roughly $15,000 worth in points and spent them all).
The exploit only was online for 4 hours and Microsoft confirms the numbers not generated during that time won't be reset in case they were legitimate purchases.
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