Xbox Live's top cop has turned in his badge. Have the recent hacks forced his hand?

Microsoft has vehemently denied any breach of Xbox Live's security, but are their measures strong enough?

LulzSec, the infamous hacking group who very quickly rose to prominence is no more.

This week, Sony’s PS3 security got busted wide open thanks to the public release of the console’s root keys, used as a digital signature to let the machine know that the software it’s attempting to run is legit. Sony are aware of the violation, and have responded with confidence that that can prevent hackers, homebrewers and – of course – …

Yesterday, we included a link in our “In Other News” post to news about an apparent “PS3 Jailbreak.” Once again, hackers are claiming to have bypassed the PS3’s up to now rock-solid security, allowing them to play backups. A dubitable company of unknown origin – presumably Hong Kong – has forged what it terms PSJailbreak – a combination of software …

[Another Update]: It appears Activision broadcast their intentions on this one by informing the SEC that due to a human resource investigation into 2 senior IW employees they are expecting the departure of key personnel and litigation… ouch. [Update] Jason West has Tweeted that he is now drinking and unemployed and has updated his LinkedIn page to state that he …