Lizard Squad returns, takes down Xbox LIVE

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Notorious DDoS group Lizard Squad is back, and this time they've targeted Xbox LIVE.

Although Microsoft hasn't updated its Xbox LIVE Status page to confirm the troubles, a number of users have taken to social media to report the issues they're experiencing on both Xbox One and Xbox 360. They've expressed frustration at Microsoft, though it appears the outage isn't an issue with Microsoft's online infrastructure; rather, it seems to be a result of notorious hacker group Lizard Squad. The group, now known as Lizard Patrol on Twitter, is taking credit for taking down Xbox LIVE.


The group teased that tonight's issues are just a "small dose of what's to come on Christmas."

Lizard Squad was notorious for launching DDoS attacks earlier this year. In September, the group targeted multiple online games and services including Sony's PlayStation Network, Twitch.tv, League of Legends, Call of Duty, and Destiny. They also DDoS attacked Sony Online Entertainment, even go so far as to report a fake bomb threat on a plane carrying SOE president John Smedley.

Twitter eventually suspended the group's handle, which actually grew to have quite a following. Lizard Squad re-emerged as Lizard Patrol back in October, but had remained relatively quiet. Only recently have they become more active.

We'll continue to monitor the situation.

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Source: http://www.gamezone.com/news/lizard-squad-returns-takes-down-xbox-live-7943-jran

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BarbeRPosted:

Nationalism Now I want to see Anonymous take down Lizard Squad...

Anybody else? I think it would get crazy, although we all know Anonymous would win.


Either Anonymous or the FBI kicking their ass all the way to jail.

TaylorPosted:

Now I want to see Anonymous take down Lizard Squad...

Anybody else? I think it would get crazy, although we all know Anonymous would win.

WWSFFPosted:

mikeyparr why dont these immature little rats take down child pornography sites or other bad things on the web like terrorist sites and so on instead and use their low life powers for good instead of evil


FACTS! These kids are probably like 10 and they just got mad that they lost on XBOX so they are raging over it. They should honestly do stuff against the corrupt not the innocent. Thats why i like Anon

mikeyparrPosted:

why dont these immature little rats take down child pornography sites or other bad things on the web like terrorist sites and so on instead and use their low life powers for good instead of evil

n3xtstuffPosted:

I hope their big plan for christmas is their asses in prison.

DusknoirPosted:

Monster-Munch This must suck for some people and I hope microsoft sorts this soon and this hacking group needs to grow up and get a life instead of taking down servers and websites just a waste of time and when thry get caught they are going to wish they never done it.


Well they don't care. They do it to make your experience difficult to enjoy.

BloomyPosted:

Absolutely no reason other than to be immature assholes.

TemptBFEPosted:

me and my friends were playing first my friend when offline and then i followed behind later we texted each other asking wtf happend i guess i know know that we were getting hit offline which sucks because i was on a 27 kill streak on aw LOL i was mad

SirSailorPosted:

xSteen11
Urf
CoreyBrown01
gtapro151 i have both a xb1 and ps4 but im kind of glad now the xbox fan boys can stop thinking its invinceable. it was also having issues the night AW launched i couldent download cod it took me 16 hours on a 50 mb connection. "service alert" on that night as well. On another note microsoft better not let themselves be attacked on christmas that would really suck


Hahaha he mad cause ps get hacked 24/7


24/7? Only happened once bud, and that was a few years ago. Clearly you're upset that your precious XBL is vulnerable just like everything else.


Thank you. I used to have a 360 but went PS4 and we've only been taken down like once or twice. Just because back in like 2009 PSN was down for like 3 months doesnt mean that we havent improved and that Xbox is unstoppable.


"Lizard Squad @LizardPatrol 10h 10 hours ago
Sony had it worse."
Prepare you sony anus.

AdamuPosted:

This must suck for some people and I hope microsoft sorts this soon and this hacking group needs to grow up and get a life instead of taking down servers and websites just a waste of time and when thry get caught they are going to wish they never done it.


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