Posted on 12/25/2014 2:45:44 PM PST by MeshugeMikey
A hacker group known as “Lizard Squad” has claimed responsibility for attacks targeting both Microsoft’s Xbox Live and Sony’s PlayStation Network (PSN) on Wednesday evening.
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Microsoft’s Xbox Live went down for Xbox 360 users in the afternoon of December 24th, with the company’s status page for the service showing that Xbox Live core services were “limited.”
The hacker team posted various messages on Twitter, confirming that it took down Xbox Live on Christmas Eve.
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So when Christmas came anyway do you think those grinches’ hearts grew three sizes today?
They do this every few months..just a bunch of morons with nothing better to do
astonishing.
once its been done...its been done....?
they seem to be stuck in a perrenial infantile paralysis of malcontent
Omg...the users of these networks will be forced to unplug and interface with...real humans!
I know. the shock may be too much.
“They do this every few months..just a bunch of morons with nothing better to do”
Yes, but it’s also glory without much work, compared to producing something useful.
Hackers and malware writers should be dragged naked through the town square over gravel. One cycle for every affected user.
And that suggestion is only because I am filled with the Christmas spirit now.
Don’t forget bank fraudsters; penalties should be severe and public.
A buddy of mine here at work just told me ten minutes ago that he tried watching The Interview on Xbox last night. Didn’t work.
that seems to be the consensus....
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