Xbox Live has a real spambot problem — and it’s getting worse

2019-05-01 By 0 Comments

Spam continues to flood Xbox Live, and Xbox One users are voicing their concerns. But how can Microsoft put an end to the problem?

If you’re an Xbox Live user on Xbox One or Windows 10, you’ve likely stumbled across spambots. Often opening with a simple greeting before throwing a shady URL, they’re misleading, harmful, and fighting for your attention.

Microsoft has a bot problem – and it’s getting out of hand.

The rise of spambots on Xbox Live

Spambots are a problem on any social platform, including Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. They’re the accounts that drop luring messages paired with shady links, with a tease about meeting the love of your life or making a quick buck. They might be obvious for the web-wise generation, but they can easily bait naïve recipients into visiting sites that seize personal details and spread malware.

The pool of bots flooding Xbox Live messages remains on the rise, first kickstarted by its Windows 10 debut in 2015. Microsoft pledged to improve the state of spam on Xbox One, providing IGN with the following statement at the time: