Attackers manipulate Xbox’s automatic banning system through Minecraft, could get your account suspended

Xbox hasn’t officially acknowleged the problem so far

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Published onMarch 25, 2024

published onMarch 25, 2024

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Back inAugust’23, there were reports of atool letting attackers fool Microsoft into banningany Xbox account. At that point, Microsoft had categorically denied the possibility. Now, as it turns out, similar reports are emerging, but this time, linked toMinecraft.

Experts claim that there is reportedly a bug in Minecraft which lets attackers use a dedicated tool to get accounts suspended. All they have to do is input the user’sGamertagto automatically send out slurs and then have the tool mass report the account to Microsoft.

On receiving so many reports, Xbox’s automatic banning system comes into action and suspends the account.

Nike(GhillieYT)was reportedly one of the first popular users to get banned in the latest series of attacks. His account had a total of21strikes, all through the manipulation by an attacker.

Long story short. People are spoofing gamertags in Minecraft through command lines and making them say racist shit so it looks like they said it, then are getting mass reported causing bans. Short summary.

The good news is that Nick’s Xbox ban has been lifted after 3 days. In apost onX(formerly Twitter), he confirmed the same and shared a YouTube video.

WE WIN! False Xbox Ban Has Been LIFTED!https://t.co/OwRo8ShCpk

But Nick’s wasn’t the only instance of an erroneous account ban. Several others had to face the same problem, all due to exploits present in Xbox and Minecraft.

Nick’s issue was reported toSarah Bonds, President of Xbox, in a reply to one of her posts onX.

Sarah – please get your team to reach out to@GhillieYT. Xbox currently has a major problem with a Minecraft exploit that enables attackers to get any victim bannedhttps://t.co/o6PtR950Yv

Maybe it had something to do with the suspension being revoked, or maybe not. The point is, it shouldn’t come down to this. If an exploit exists, Microsoft should acknowledge the issue and work on a fix. Players shouldn’t be forced to reach out to the support team over false strikes.

An improved and user-oriented content moderation system is the need of the hour. Microsoft could maybe rely on artificial intelligence to verify the report before initiating action. As we learned today, bombardment of reports can’t be a good enough reason to suspend an account!

If you want to find out how attackers exploit the existing vulnerabilities in Minecraft on Xbox, check theYouTubevideobyGtamen, a YouTuber & Twitch Streamer. He explains the entire process in detail!

While the Xbox account ban through Minecraft exploit can cause problems, some can also prove beneficial. For instance, you canhack Xbox and run old games, all using a memory card!

What’s your take on the latest vulnerability being exploited by attackers? Share with our readers in the comments section.

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Attackers manipulate Xbox’s automatic banning system through Minecraft, could get your account suspended