EA Origin servers down, hacker group claims responsibility
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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Pummpy1Posted:
On their Twitter page, they said that they took it down because Origin displeases The Almighty Gaben!
I love this hacker group.
I love this hacker group.
KatsumiPosted:
Eta A hacker group called Derp. Great, now they're ruining everyone's fun.
Well that's what people like this do pretty much. It's a massive pain if you ask me
Scared_of_WaterPosted:
Voltorb This is crap I was planning to play.
You can it was only down for a hour or so
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