Hackers Threaten To Bring Down Xbox Live And PSN At Christmas, Again

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A group of hackers is threatening to take the gaming networks related to Xbox and PlayStation consoles offline for a week during Christmas, mirroring a similar attack last year that stopped gamers around the world from accessing games.

The group, which calls itself Phantom Squad, says it has already started attacking various gaming networks, including PlayStation Network (PSN), Xbox Live and Grand Theft Auto 5, and on Tuesday morning it said it had taken Reddit offline with a cyberattack. Reddit was offline for a period early Tuesday morning, but it is unclear at this stage what or who was responsible, as Phantom Squad's tweet claiming credit for the attack came after the first reports of problems from people accessing Reddit.

Last year, a group of hackers known as Lizard Squad attacked Xbox Live and PSN on Christmas Day, rendering the services inaccessible for gamers around the world. Three members of Lizard Squad were subsequently arrested and charged with various offenses related to their hacking activities. The attacks only stopped when internet entrepreneur and well-known gamer Kim Dotcom promised to give Lizard Squad 3,000 accounts on his encrypted upload service Mega.

Dotcom has once again involved himself in the potential attacks this year, warning Sony and Microsoft that they have had one year to upgrade their systems following the Lizard Squad attacks last year, adding that he doubts he will be able to stop them again:
Besides claiming to have taken Reddit offline briefly, the group also claims to have attacked servers running GTA 5 and Black Ops 3, as well as taking Xbox Live and PSN offline for brief spells. The group published a video as proof of the attacks, showing tweets claiming responsibility for the attacks alongside images from the website Down Detector, which monitors online outages for a variety of services online.


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Source: http://www.ibtimes.com/hackers-threaten-bring-down-xbox-live-psn-christmas-again-2225702

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SundownPosted:

if they take down steam servers that would really rustle my jimmys

LilithaPosted:

This is another reason why I despise people.

MickersPosted:

Who are these morons now?

Get a life.

BackbonePosted:

It's not worth giving these idiots the publicity they want, all there is to do is hope that sony and microsoft have taken some measures to stop or limit this. After all it's bad press for them, especially at Christmas.

DBKPosted:

Hopefully they don't get it offline again! It would be a shame to not play on christmas again.

SakiPosted:

CODLTHAT1OR3O Doubt they could take down Steam, but last Christmas was awful.


They've done it before. Steam isn't special and can be taken down just as any other site or online service can.

RawrrrrrrPosted:

Reb To be honest, if you're planning on spending the whole of Christmas on Xbox or PS4, you're a piece of crap


I think it's more to the people who are getting xbox or ps4 related stuff for xmas won't be able to use their stuff for until a week after which would suck ass

GTXPlayerPosted:

The term "Hacking" is so skewed by todays standards XD

vLunaPosted:

I have actually been getting randomly disconnected from Xbox Live tonight.. Hmm weird, I doubt it will be anything big.. Just some LizardSquad fanboys really..

gtapro151Posted:

Reb To be honest, if you're planning on spending the whole of Christmas on Xbox or PS4, you're a piece of crap


true but thats their choice none elses. Does it make a kid a piece of crap to want to play with a new gift? No.


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