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Xbox Live and PlayStation Network Come Under Cyber Attack

© East News / Bartosz KRUPALeading game servers Xbox Live and PlayStation Network failed on Thursday amid the Sony cyber attack scandal, hackers have claimed responsibility for the attack
Leading game servers Xbox Live and PlayStation Network failed on Thursday amid the Sony cyber attack scandal, hackers have claimed responsibility for the attack - Sputnik International
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Lizard Squad hacker group claimed responsibility for the attack on the Xbox Live and PlayStation Network gaming platforms.

Nearly a year before the Sony hacking scandal, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) penned a report about destructive cyber attacks threatening US companies - but failed to share it with Sony, according to the Intercept. - Sputnik International
FBI Failed to Warn Sony About Cyber Attacks: Reports
MOSCOW, December 26 (Sputnik) — Leading game servers Xbox Live and PlayStation Network failed on Thursday amid the Sony cyber attack scandal, hackers have claimed responsibility for the attack.

"We're aware that some of you are experiencing trouble signing in to Xbox Live, and we want you to know we’re working to address this as quickly as we possibly can. Thanks for your patience! We’ll update you on our progress in a half hour."- said in a statement Xbox Live, which shows the status of the system as a "limited worker ". At the same time, PlayStation Network has been disabled, and the system status on the page contains a similar warning about the servers` unavailability.

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Lizard Squad hacker group claimed responsibility for the attack on the gaming platforms, but there was no independent confirmation of these claims. The hackers allegedly used a method of distributed DDoS-attacks, flooding a targeted company’s servers with numerous false requests, causing system failure.

Gaming platforms' malfunction happened during the Christmas, when the servers’ operating load especially high and amid the Sony hack scandal.

In late November, some two weeks before the planned premiere of "The Interview", a comedy about a fictional CIA assassination attempt on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Sony Pictures Entertainment was subject to a cyber attack which resulted in massive theft of internal company information.

On December 19, the FBI officially placed the blame for the attack on North Korea, stating that the tools used to hack Sony had similarities with attacks carried out by North Korea against South Korean media and banks the previous year.

North Korea lashed out against the film, claiming it hurt "the dignity of the supreme leadership of the DPRK", but denied responsibility for the hacking.

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