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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MoBoPosted:
It could be any reason really, an organisation of hackers will want fame and will do anything to leech off anything that could possibly be caused by hackers, whether it was them or not, they are leeches...
CraigPosted:
LiaLuxeZoidberg I heard they were down just to stop ONE gamer from playing.
Wow I dont see why people go through such an effort just to stop someone from a harmless thing
It's simple really...they have nothing better to do with there time rather than harassing gamer's and hitting servers off.
Yep it's really really stupid. They must have no lives at all.
DissPosted:
LuxeZoidberg I heard they were down just to stop ONE gamer from playing.
Wow I dont see why people go through such an effort just to stop someone from a harmless thing
It's simple really...they have nothing better to do with there time rather than harassing gamer's and hitting servers off.
CraigPosted:
Surly these idiots can be tracked. Go to where they are and lock em up.
They don't deserve computers for what they do with them.
They don't deserve computers for what they do with them.
DongPosted:
LuxeZoidberg I heard they were down just to stop ONE gamer from playing.
Wow I dont see why people go through such an effort just to stop someone from a harmless thing
Me either. That's kinda BS.
sotaPosted:
Zoidberg I heard they were down just to stop ONE gamer from playing.
Wow I dont see why people go through such an effort just to stop someone from a harmless thing
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