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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RebPosted:

To be honest, if you're planning on spending the whole of Christmas on Xbox or PS4, you're a piece of crap

CODLTHAT1OR3OPosted:

Doubt they could take down Steam, but last Christmas was awful.

extrememasters1Posted:

Rui yet the sit at home and think their hackers... When ddos isn't even hacking it's just overloading a server to the point where it can't cope and shuts itself offline.


Exactly man they're just some little kids with no lives so they look up some youtube videos on how to DDOS while the real hackers like anon hide in the shadows actually trying to make a difference in the world.

PintPosted:

Some kids are so sad and pathetic. Clearly got no family or anything to do on christmas

A_Wiggly_PPPosted:

they think the un seen enemy is most effective. instead of attacking your fellow man and neighbors use your skills for something positive like playing tnt at the Iranian nuclear facility at full volume.

YA8Posted:

Pretty sure Reddit wasn't down

AustinPosted:

this shit is seriously annoying. I don't understand why people think it's funny or cool to do this

VoroPosted:

Man, not this shit again!!! This is so annoying.

JRMHPosted:

This is just frustrating for us, the people PAYING for it. What do they get out of this? Attention?

I'll be living life all Xmas break though, not wasting time with video games.

SakiPosted:

ZTG That's why you always go PC folks


Steam goes down just as much as LIVE or PSN does, if not more. It's just as vulnerable to attack as the console services.


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