Hackers Strike Sony and Microsoft Gamers on Christmas
PlayStation and X-Box gamers had a surprise on Christmas day.
Players experienced interruptions and a group of hackers named the “Lizard Squad” are taking credit.
According to a story USA Today:
Online game networks Xbox Live and PlayStation Network have been offline much of Christmas Day in an apparent DDos (distributed denial of service) attack.
Taking credit for the takedown: a group called Lizard Squad, which previously claimed credit for August attacks on the PlayStation Network and online games World of Warcraft and League of Legends.
The network status Web pages for Xbox Live and PSN both list the networks as offline.