Be Ready this Christmas for Attacks on PSN and XBox Live
Posted by: Timothy Weaver on 12/21/2015 09:49 AM [ Comments ]
Last year it was the Lizard Squad that knocked Xbox and PlayStation off line at Christmas.
This year a group calling themselves the "Phantom Group" (@PhantomSquad) are threatening to carry out similar attacks by taking down the Xbox LIVE and PlayStation Network for a week during Christmas.
The group has made a series of tweets that they will conduct a DDoS attack that will take down the popular game sites for a week at Christmas. The attacks could prevent millions of gamers worldwide from enjoying their newly opened Christmas gifts and accessing games online.
The group was thought to be responsible for taking down Reddit a few days ago. Now, the group has turned its crosshairs toward the gaming networks. The important point here is whether Microsoft and Sony have upgraded their DDoS defenses enough to defend against the attacks.
Here are the tweets by Phantom Squad:
We are going to shut down Xbox live and PSN this year on Christmas. And we are going to keep them down for one-week straight #DramaAlert
Ok, think about this.... Xbox Live and PSN have millions upon millions of dollars... but do they use that money for better security?
No. PSN and Xbox do not use that money to improve their security... So until they open their eyes, Xbox Live and PSN will remain vulnerable.
Source: The Hacker News
The group has made a series of tweets that they will conduct a DDoS attack that will take down the popular game sites for a week at Christmas. The attacks could prevent millions of gamers worldwide from enjoying their newly opened Christmas gifts and accessing games online.
The group was thought to be responsible for taking down Reddit a few days ago. Now, the group has turned its crosshairs toward the gaming networks. The important point here is whether Microsoft and Sony have upgraded their DDoS defenses enough to defend against the attacks.
Here are the tweets by Phantom Squad:
We are going to shut down Xbox live and PSN this year on Christmas. And we are going to keep them down for one-week straight #DramaAlert
Ok, think about this.... Xbox Live and PSN have millions upon millions of dollars... but do they use that money for better security?
No. PSN and Xbox do not use that money to improve their security... So until they open their eyes, Xbox Live and PSN will remain vulnerable.
Source: The Hacker News
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