Perhaps in light of the news that credit card information may have been compromised during Sony PlayStation Network's still-unexplained outage, Microsoft on Wednesday warned users of phishing attempts via its best-selling, first-person shooter game, "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2."
"Users may receive potential phishing attempts via title specific messaging while playing Modern Warfare 2. We are aware of the problem and are working to resolve the issue. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience," Microsoft wrote on the Xbox Support page.
Microsoft declined to elaborate: "We certainly understand the challenges of running a 24/7/365 service, other than that we have no comment," a spokesman told PCMag.
In the meantime, developer Infinity Ward has created a patch that is currently being tested by Activision and Microsoft, according to a tweet from Robert Bowling, a creative strategist at Infinity Ward.
However as most gamers have noted, phishing activity, whereby hackers solicit personal information with fake emails or requests, through "Modern Warfare 2" is nothing new.
"MW2 being hacked is old news now and that's Activision's problem. And everyone agrees that how it was handled set a standard... Always have a beta for multiplayer," wrote one gamer at the Xbox forum.
On Tuesday Sony confirmed that hackers obtained personal information stored in the PlayStation Network, possibly including credit cards. Sony said it expects to "restore some services" within a week, without defining which ones.
For more on the PlayStation Network's ongoing outage, see Sony's PlayStation Network Outage: What You Need to Know.