Hacker bomb threat diverts flight carrying Sony Online president

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The hacker group claiming responsibility for today's PlayStation Network outage sent a bomb threat, via Twitter, about an American Airlines flight carrying Sony Online Entertainment president John Smedley. Smedley has confirmed he is on the flight and that it was diverted for security reasons.

"Something about security and our cargo. Sitting on Tarmac," Smedley tweeted.

An American Airlines spokesperson confirmed to The Arizona Republic that Flight 362 was diverted for security reasons. KPNX-TV also reported the FBI was investigating the threat.

Earlier this afternoon, the hacker group that says it brought down PSN tweeted the threat to American Airlines' account. A tweet while the flight was airborne (and since taken down) also contained a link appearing to show an e-Ticket for Smedley's flight, with a confirmation number, asking Smedley and Sony if this was indeed his flight. The hackers continued to tweet threats about the flight.

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Source: http://www.polygon.com/2014/8/24/6063149/hacker-threat-diverts-flight-carrying-sony-online-president

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TTGxUehleinbxPosted:

Welcome to a life time of a$$ rape *** er i mean lizard whatever your name is. Pathetic. Making meaningless threats because they lack the balls to actually do something. Go back to DDoSing script kiddies.

RinPosted:

DDosing is one thing but bomb threats?

302Posted:

Took this a little overboard

XBL-ABPosted:

Dang, these people know what they're doing.

I feel like its a game of Watch_Dogs.

Lizardsquad has been around about the time when Anonymous was gaining attention.
Now they're getting attention.

HovaPosted:

Ok Im sure hes pathetic but does it have to be someone in the basement. Can we please stay away from these annoying stereotypes. From all we know this low life could be a normal person whos bored.

MoCapPosted:

Miss The idea is all you'd need to change something. That's what they're trying to do, change something about Sony.


Remember Lulzsec? This is just a reminder that they didn't learn anything in '11.

xxRider702xxPosted:

I saw an article like this but it had to do with south west and some girl being stupid.

WheyPosted:

Threatening to end the life's of many and for what reason exactly ?

MissPosted:

The idea is all you'd need to change something. That's what they're trying to do, change something about Sony.

IntPosted:

what an idiot... who tweets that unless your the jester.