Hackers take down Xbox Live December 2, 2014 - 09:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Hackers belonging to the Lizard Squad claimed to have taken down Xbox Live on Monday evening, apparently by means of a DDOS attack, PCMag reports. The hacking group, which has been targeting gaming servers for several months, tweeted a short message at 8:37 pm Eastern celebrating their latest exploit: "Xbox Live #offline." Gamers confirmed intermittent Xbox Live service outages with numerous tweets complaining about not being able to sign into Microsoft's network and wondering when the issue will be fixed. The Lizard Squad had previously attacked and taken down Sony's PlayStation Network as well as servers for Destiny and several EA games. The hacking group has made some noise about launching a series of such attacks this holiday season. "The Lizard Squad taking down Xbox Live was a 'Christmas Present' to Microsoft, the group said. They threatened this is just ‘preparation for more things to come during the lead up to Christmas’. Related links:   Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020."   Partner news Most popular in the section |  Latest news Henrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter  Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan.Armenia not going to war over Karabakh, says Pashinyan Armenia is not preparing to fight a war for Nagorno Karabakh, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview.Caring for nature, we have started with ourselves - Team Telecom Armenia Team Telecom Armenia summarized the work undertaken within the company in the direction of environmental protection.Azerbaijani President travels to Moscow Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. |
