GBP 1 million worth of Xbox 360s hijacked


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GBP 1 million worth of Xbox 360s hijacked in the past week

Matt Martin 11:50 24/11/2006

Two separate incidents see trucks full of 360s stolen

Thieves have stolen over GBP 1 million worth of Xbox 360s in two separate hijacking incidents in the Midlands, UK.

A lorry load of Xbox 360s, worth GBP 750,000 was stolen on Wednesday, while a separate incident saw a truck with GBP 260,000 worth of consoles hijacked just days earlier, according to the Express and Star.

Road freight crime is an ongoing problem in the UK, and costs the economy up to GBP 1 billion per year.

Thieves are known to slash curtain-sided articulated lorries to steal goods or to trick drivers into pulling over before stealing the entire vehicle and threaten violence.

Police believe the Xbox 360s will be sold off cheap to punters looking for a pre-Christmas bargain. "They are in high demand and cost between GBP 200 and GBP 300," said Peter Stevens, spokesperson for Staffordshire Police.

"We are appealing for information from anyone offered them in suspicious circumstances, such as in a pub, at a car boot sale or off the back of a lorry."

Source: GamesIndustry.biz

LOLz... seems like Britons will do anything to have a 360 this xmas... :laugh: :rofl: :p

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Just wondering spartan, do MS (or is there a plan to) ban these consoles from live using their serial number (is that even possible?)

because if so, sadly, as it states in the article, it will more than likely be unaware buyers (people buying them for xmas presents) suffering if MS do decide to ban them from live.

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Humm theres no way to microsoft to track any of these xbox's when they connect to live then talk to the buyer to find whe guy who sold it to them?

I don't think people who bought those 360s will go to the police, first they're dirty cheap when compared to the actual retail price and second they'll be admitting complicity on the crime and the console will be confiscated... :p

Just wondering spartan, do MS (or is there a plan to) ban these consoles from live using their serial number (is that even possible?)

because if so, sadly, as it states in the article, it will more than likely be unaware buyers (people buying them for xmas presents) suffering if MS do decide to ban them from live.

we can trace the MAC address of those stolen consoles when they're connected to XBL, that's how some stolen 360s have been traced in the US. I have no idea how they will proceed with this case and I rather refrain from commenting any further on this matter for legal reasons... :happy: :yes:

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they all got mac addresses cause they can ban your xbox for modding it. if microsoft wanted to be an ass they can ban all the ones stolen given they have all the mac's

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My dad works at the place the ?750k worth were stolen from, he said they've stepped up security.

Last year at launch he was taken in for questioning after a launch batch had 6 stolen by the previous driver.

Its all very close to home!

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they all got mac addresses cause they can ban your xbox for modding it. if microsoft wanted to be an ass they can ban all the ones stolen given they have all the mac's

Why would that make them an ass? They were stolen from MS - it's well within their rights to brick those systems. That's a lot of money they lost on that.

-Spenser

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My dad works at the place the ?750k worth were stolen from, he said they've stepped up security.

Last year at launch he was taken in for questioning after a launch batch had 6 stolen by the previous driver.

Its all very close to home!

now I know where to start the investigation... :laugh:: :rofl:: :pp

j/k:happy:::yes::

Why would that make them an ass? They were stolen from MS - it's well within their rights to brick those systems. That's a lot of money they lost on that.

-Spenser

mmm... not really, I'm sure all of them where insured in case something like happens and I think they require the contractors to have some kind of insurance too...:))

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Why would that make them an ass? They were stolen from MS - it's well within their rights to brick those systems. That's a lot of money they lost on that.

-Spenser

id be an ass too and brick em. no doubt

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So if I go shopping for a 360 around the Midlands I should be able to get a cheap one?

j/k :p

and one way ticket to the nearest police station courtesy of Scotland Yard*! :laugh: :rofl: :p

*: restrictions may apply.

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Wont they all have bacth numbers and information on record for each machine made. Stuff like call homes whn connecting to Xbox Live?

Be funny if MS locked them all out and sent emails / responses out to boxes whom`s internal ids etc matched those stolen.

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360's are like cars now, you scratch numbers off the block and it's party time for the underworld miscreants. and i don't know about you, but everytime the word "lorry" gets mentioned, something horrible transpires.

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