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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WheyPosted:

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

TohkaPosted:

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.

Index_AddictPosted:

Honestly this annoys me yet doesnt annoy me. Doesnt matter cuz I have work all christmas week jokes on you guys.

GoosiePosted:

Time to go get some sun-rays and spend time with family.

XgifPosted:

So disappointing that people do shit like this. And their reasoning behind it is so hypocritical.

ReevyPosted:

I don't play console anymore so I'm safe :D

OGPosted:

Wow, this would suck. hope they change their mind

Joyful-Posted:

If this were to happen, I'd be pretty upset.

RinPosted:

And you have morons like Keemstar who try to justify/promote their actions thus motivating more groups in to doing the same thing.

RinPosted:

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.


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