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PSN and Xbox at risk again this Christmas

Cleoriff — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 00:53:35 GMT

Last Christmas gamers' hearts were broken as hackers from a group called Lizard Squad decided to take down the online networks of PlayStation and Xbox with a DDoS attack.

This year there may be more upset, as a new hacking collective – called Phantom Squad – has threatened it will strike again. They have said they will take both networks down for a week

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/phantom-squad-hackers-plot-ruin-christmas-by-taking-down-playstation-xbox-gaming-networks-1533836

If they succeed, there will be many people upset over the Christmas period....

Re: PSN and Xbox at risk again this Christmas

jonsie — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 01:04:11 GMT

What is the point and what pleasure do they get out of ruining kid's Christmas?

Re: PSN and Xbox at risk again this Christmas

Cleoriff — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 01:12:28 GMT

@jonsie wrote:
What is the point and what pleasure do they get out of ruining kid's Christmas?

Apparently to highlight the lack of security with these companies....:smileysad: So they say....

They said they have had a year to improve security since the last attack....but they haven't

Re: PSN and Xbox at risk again this Christmas

viridis — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 02:38:14 GMT

Some teens that live in mommy's basement and think that ddos makes them super hackers.
No, it's digital spam morons.
No doubt we'll all be hearing about Kyle aged 14 from Somerset come the new year and how surprised his mother is at him doing this as she genuinely thought he was playing pc games online those 7 hours every night after school.

Re: PSN and Xbox at risk again this Christmas

viridis — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 02:41:44 GMT

@Cleoriff wrote:
@jonsie wrote:
What is the point and what pleasure do they get out of ruining kid's Christmas?
Apparently to highlight the lack of security with these companies....:smileysad: So they say....
They said they have had a year to improve security since the last attack....but they haven't

The fact the networks go down is actually proof that the security works.

They don't hack, they simply all send millions of failed login attempts repeatedly in a few seconds and the system thinks it is under attack and shuts down.

Re: PSN and Xbox at risk again this Christmas

Cleoriff — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 07:46:08 GMT

So how would they sustain that for a week then @viridis? (if they say they will take it offline for a week?)

Re: PSN and Xbox at risk again this Christmas

viridis — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 07:50:10 GMT

They simply keep doing it.

Re: PSN and Xbox at risk again this Christmas

Cleoriff — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 07:59:34 GMT

@viridis wrote:
They simply keep doing it.

God.......so it really is as easy as that? Frightening.

Re: PSN and Xbox at risk again this Christmas

Bambino — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 08:41:57 GMT

@viridis wrote:
Some teens that live in mommy's basement and think that ddos makes them super hackers.
No, it's digital spam morons.
No doubt we'll all be hearing about Kyle aged 14 from Somerset come the new year and how surprised his mother is at him doing this as she genuinely thought he was playing pc games online those 7 hours every night after school.

You're close in your age assessment. Apparently the Vtech hacker is only 21.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-35100735

Re: PSN and Xbox at risk again this Christmas

Anonymous — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 09:13:48 GMT

Shocking! They start young !

Re: PSN and Xbox at risk again this Christmas

Cleoriff — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 09:20:35 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
Shocking! They start young !

And think they are so clever......

Re: PSN and Xbox at risk again this Christmas

Curr946 — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 09:57:02 GMT

Yeah, read this on butterwallet. Doing this is bad enough, but to do it over christmas when kids (big and small) will want to play new games etc.

Hope Microsoft and Sony come up with a plan to combat this.

Re: PSN and Xbox at risk again this Christmas

jonsie — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 12:51:22 GMT

A little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing. I just find it sad that people have to resort to cyber attacks because it gives them a buzz and just because they think it's clever. I despair about the future, I really do. These are not master criminals, they are silly and immature people.

Re: PSN and Xbox at risk again this Christmas

anticpated — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 17:21:31 GMT

Geez give a kid kali linux and suddenly xmas is ruined.