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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Mario350Posted:

im calling bs on this lizard squad couldnt do jack sh*t let alone these wannabe's who think ddosing is hacking(which it isnt)

Yu_DarvishPosted:

Tohka This is honestly terrifying. I have no idea what I'll do with my life if they actually go through with this. I mean, it's not like I can go outside on Christmas day, or spend any of the day with my family. What monsters, they should be jailed I tell you.

/s

Yeah if you legitimately get upset about this you need to seriously re-think your life trajectory.


That's not the point, people that do spend time with their families want to come home and be able to play their new console or game they just shelled out money for. I'm upset about it because psn is a way for me to talk to my friends who have moved across country to other schools.

SkyPosted:

sr1ck3n lizard squad didnt do anything last year was on all day no problem
it only happened last year because of all the 12 year olds trying to get online in the same day.
if they keep it down where NO ONE can on for more then a day i will believe they did hack xbox and psn


what you just said is invalid

SlNATRAPosted:

I hate Keemstar anyway lol

sr1ck3nPosted:

lizard squad didnt do anything last year was on all day no problem
it only happened last year because of all the 12 year olds trying to get online in the same day.
if they keep it down where NO ONE can on for more then a day i will believe they did hack xbox and psn

GaryPosted:

TayIor
VynlElite123
Rin These groups are people below the age of 18 trying to harden their e-dicks by "forcing kids to spend time with their families."
That's assuming that kids will play on their consoles 24/7. Talk about a contradiction though, doesn't seem like they're going to enjoy Christmas since they're spending all their time shutting down services.


jokes on them ill just get on my pc


Dont act like Steam cant be hit off too. May not be as easy, but it can just as well as Microsoft and Sony.


That's the great thing. We don't need Steam to play every PC Game there are thousands of Indipendent games with there own servers like Minecraft.

nostrilPosted:

Cool. I'll just hop on forza horzion, lel

TaylorPosted:

VynlElite123
Rin These groups are people below the age of 18 trying to harden their e-dicks by "forcing kids to spend time with their families."
That's assuming that kids will play on their consoles 24/7. Talk about a contradiction though, doesn't seem like they're going to enjoy Christmas since they're spending all their time shutting down services.


jokes on them ill just get on my pc


Dont act like Steam cant be hit off too. May not be as easy, but it can just as well as Microsoft and Sony.

VynlElite123Posted:

Rin These groups are people below the age of 18 trying to harden their e-dicks by "forcing kids to spend time with their families."
That's assuming that kids will play on their consoles 24/7. Talk about a contradiction though, doesn't seem like they're going to enjoy Christmas since they're spending all their time shutting down services.


jokes on them ill just get on my pc

VynlElite123Posted:

Whey Startles me to think how such big companies servers can be booted..
Hey have billions, do something about it


this is true but nothing can really stop a DDOS attack at high frequencies.... they say VPNs do. lol yeah if you have a shit booter. that's why you use a 1TB 7 layer works just fine


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