Lizard Squad returns to knock Xbox Live offline again

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The infamous hacking/trolling group known as Lizard Squad has claimed it has once again attacked the Xbox Live network, knocking it offline for gamers across the globe.

Reports of the outage were first logged by users at around 5am GMT on Monday, 16 February with the Xbox Live Status dashboard still showing that there is limited access to the network over three hours later.

Lizard Squad, which rose to prominence at the end of 2014 for its attacks on the PlayStation Network as well as Microsoft's online gaming system, has claimed responsibility. Having had its previous account suspended by Twitter, the group has been using the @LizardPhoenix account since 31 January and on Monday morning tweeted:

The group also made reference to the fact that the last time it attacked the Xbox Live network it only stopped when paid off by Kim Dotcom with vouchers for his online cloud storage service Mega, telling him now "to take his vouchers and shove them up his fat ass."

Looking at reports of the Xbox outage on Down Detector, the majority of reports came from the US, though considering the timing of the attack this is unsurprising.

Lizard Squad said that the attack was carried out in cooperation with a number of hackers from another group called LNO (Like None Other)

Lizard Squad have used distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on Xbox Live and PSN previously as a way to promote its own DDoS-for-hire service known as LizardStresser.

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Source: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/lizard-squad-remerges-knock-xbox-live-offline-again-1488094

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GrownPosted:

People act like this is such a big deal. It is just xbox. I wish I knew how to do this type of stuff. I mean I understand DDOS well but I think there is more to it then just a DDOS attack. I would like to learn this type of stuff be a good learning tool to work with.

And no I would not want to learn it to do the same thing they are doing. I am just interested in how it is done.

GainPosted:

i hate lizard squad with a passion

ZIGAZAGPosted:

ForestMan
Cyimking
conmaster550
MoodSlappe
conmaster550 Seems like someone needs to leave their mothers basement and get some girlfriends


So true i think the hit xbl off again too just now.....


The kids need sunlight and a life. The kids probably get bullied at school and this is their way to get back at society.


I honestly doubt "kids" are doing this.


Maybe the "kids" are the ones getting butthurt over the outage, it's not like your life is over if you can't play xbox live for like one or MAYBE two days..


Noones life's over but I pay for xbl

Glock-Posted:

ForestMan
Cyimking
conmaster550
MoodSlappe
conmaster550 Seems like someone needs to leave their mothers basement and get some girlfriends


So true i think the hit xbl off again too just now.....


The kids need sunlight and a life. The kids probably get bullied at school and this is their way to get back at society.


I honestly doubt "kids" are doing this.


"Maybe the "kids" are the ones getting butthurt over the outage, it's not like your life is over if you can't play xbox live for like one or MAYBE two days.".


no, the "kids" doing this are begging for attention. Isn't that why they do it? But when you are 2,400 miles from your family. It's kind of nice to play with your little brother from time, you don't know peoples situations so watch what you say bud. The kids who shut down the servers, on the other hand. The only situation there is a cry for attention.

ForestManPosted:

Cyimking
conmaster550
MoodSlappe
conmaster550 Seems like someone needs to leave their mothers basement and get some girlfriends


So true i think the hit xbl off again too just now.....


The kids need sunlight and a life. The kids probably get bullied at school and this is their way to get back at society.


I honestly doubt "kids" are doing this.


Maybe the "kids" are the ones getting butthurt over the outage, it's not like your life is over if you can't play xbox live for like one or MAYBE two days..

The-ProfessorPosted:

No wonder i was having trouble with xbox the other day.

Roqueee15Posted:

Its still not come on now xbox

Roqueee15Posted:

oh and another thing Faze KEEMSTAR and FinestSquad already know who they are and where they live

Roqueee15Posted:

Lizard thinks they're the best just because they can DDos Xbox but they can only DDos Xbox for only and Hour they will get caught and taken to jail #ByeLizardSquad

Evo8Posted:

Good thing I don't really play Xbox anymore, this is just stupid now.


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