EA Origin servers down, hacker group claims responsibility

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EA’s Origin servers are down, causing widespread connectivity issues across the publisher’s catalogue of games, allegedly due to hacker activity.

EA’s digital PC storefront Origin is currently offline, and multiplayer linked to Origin IDs has also been intermittently affected, with online-only games like Star Wars: The Old Republic most troubled.

Individual game Twitter feeds, as well as EA’s core support account, have acknowledged the issue and assured users that the matter is under investigation, but provided no further information.

Hacker and troll group Derp has not been so reticent, claiming responsibility for bringing the service down, apparently via a DDOS attack.

The group has not explained its motivation for the attack, but a later comment suggests it sees Origin as an unnecessary rival to Steam.

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Source: http://www.vg247.com/2014/01/03/ea-origin-servers-down-hacker-group-claims-responsibility/

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DJMarkyMarkPosted:

I don't understand why the group decided to take down the servers. It makes me mad that people would take their own personal time to do something like this. Oh well, the servers weren't down for that long anyways.

MrLanePosted:

daRealRush Why would some one like to be called 'derp' that makes no sense at all....


maybe because EA needs to take them seriously ans enable better security if this persists.

OasisPosted:

The lengths Steam will go to, to be #1 :S

322Posted:

Kuuko
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TTGZOMBIFIED well according to the name derp it wouldnt seem real but who knows


on their twitter they have been claiming to take down many gaming sites and services and other various websites


i have noticed that but maybe it could be a troll "Derp" ??? Troll Alert?


From what I've heard, team hype is taking the credit.


Team Hype has no reason to take down EA.


if you have been keeping up with these kinds of things over the past week, it would seem more then likely that derptrolling would be responsible.

MaggardoPosted:

Why would some one like to be called 'derp' that makes no sense at all....

KuukoPosted:

Aue
TTGZOMBIFIED
undisclosed
TTGZOMBIFIED well according to the name derp it wouldnt seem real but who knows


on their twitter they have been claiming to take down many gaming sites and services and other various websites


i have noticed that but maybe it could be a troll "Derp" ??? Troll Alert?


From what I've heard, team hype is taking the credit.


Team Hype has no reason to take down EA.

1492Posted:

TTGZOMBIFIED
undisclosed
TTGZOMBIFIED well according to the name derp it wouldnt seem real but who knows


on their twitter they have been claiming to take down many gaming sites and services and other various websites


i have noticed that but maybe it could be a troll "Derp" ??? Troll Alert?


From what I've heard, team hype is taking the credit.

TrixieLulamoonPosted:

Did they do this to steam? Because like 2 days ago my account got hacked and im still waiting on steam support

MumpsPosted:

No wonder why I saw someone complaining on Twitter about EA servers.

YuiPosted:

GTAModdz lol there is no proof that someone hacked it its just offline


They did this to League of Legends, I was watching PhantomL0rds Livestream when they took down Oceania. Before they said that they were taking it down and proved it was them. Its all legit.


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