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Blizzard, PlayStation Network, and more under wide DDoS attack [Update: FBI now investigating]

Several gaming servers have been at the receiving end of DDoS attacks over the past several hours. Blizzard's Battle.net servers, Riot's League of Legends, Grinding Gear Games' Path of Exile, and PlayStation Network are among those under attack by a group of hackers calling themselves Lizard Squad.

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Enemy3549d ago (Edited 3549d ago )

They said Microsoft was next. At least they were decent enough to give them a heads up.

Edit: One of the guys is already doxxed. Hope it was worth it.

Lawboy23549d ago

They found him...where was he

xXSilentXx3549d ago

i think the boy of 14 was scammed by a bug or so he cant be that guy!

thorstein3549d ago (Edited 3549d ago )

That looks more like a kid who wanted to be a part of something but got yanked in and used. All those attacks coming from China and we're to believe it was just this kid at this house n Ontario?

chrismichaels043549d ago (Edited 3549d ago )

All day long, xbox fans tried using this nonsense as an excuse to bash PlayStation. Now it's affecting Xbox as well. Now is the time for everyone to drop the ridiculous fanboy bickering and unite as one cohesive gaming community to show these mischievous online groups that we will not be shaken by their foolish attempts to get attention. Because at the end of the day, the only people being inconvenienced is us.....the gamers.

Lawboy23549d ago (Edited 3549d ago )

@ Chrismicheals

What are you talking....stop spreading rumors....this is the problem with the internet now

http://support.xbox.com/en-...

@ enemy

Yeah I've been following there twitter all day because I was worried...I think they said they were going to attack xbox live about 6 hours ago...I can check

@ Chris again

No the problem with the internet is ppl talking about things...when they don't what they are talking about...we were talking about the kid being caught...which you responded to my question with xbox live being down while I am playing on xbox live...that blows my mind....what was ur point

Enemy3549d ago (Edited 3549d ago )

@ Lawboy: They appear to be taking credit for an oncoming Xbox Live attack. https://www.facebook.com/ha...

@ above: No one's saying the kid acted alone.

chrismichaels043549d ago (Edited 3549d ago )

@Lawboy2 - This is exactly what im talking about. The "problem with the internet" is people like you. These online groups are causing problems for all gamers and while I'm asking for the entire gaming community to unite...all you want to do is argue.

M-M3549d ago

@chrismichaels04

He did it on purpose, it's the only reason why he comes to this site lol.

Retroman3549d ago (Edited 3549d ago )

Did'nt these hackers learn anything from GEO HOTZ case "dont do the crime if you cant do the time"

mydyingparadiselost3549d ago (Edited 3549d ago )

@enemy
Maybe you shouldn't be posting links to phone numbers and addresses, especially for people that aren't even involved or for someone who is possibly but not proven to be involved.

moujahed3548d ago

The link you posted regarding the X-Box Live status states that Social & Gaming is limited. Although you may be online, others aren't able to log in. Chill dude, we are all in the same boat no matter what platform you favor.

morganfell3548d ago (Edited 3548d ago )

@Lawboy2,

This is from your link capture at 209 Eastern Time on Aug 25th.

http://i.imgur.com/uHSeluP....

As regards this being a 14 year old it is entirely possible. All one need do is read their twitter feed and it sounds like the comnprehension level of a 14 year old. Also its DDOSing, not exactly an action that requires mature skill.

DragonKnight3548d ago (Edited 3548d ago )

HE LIVES IN SCARBOROUGH?! HA, I should go and pay him a visit.

gangsta_red3548d ago

Wow, this didn't even happen to Xbox and PS fanboys are so desperate to try and pretend it did so they can not feel bad about this attack happening to their system.

The point Lawboy is making is stop trying to throw Xbox Live into this mess when it never happened to them. You want gamers to unite, then start by stating the truth and we'll go from there.

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thecowsaysmoo3549d ago

Sony and Blizzard should pay the FBI for their services for finding these guys.

zugdar3549d ago

Only if they don't pay taxes. Otherwise, that's what your money goes to.

lodossrage3549d ago

Why should they pay the FBI for doing their jobs that they don't even do half the time while being payed tax payer money?

Clash1153549d ago

I don't think they should pay and I also think the big part of them investigating is because these people made threats towards a plane. I could be wrong.

vikingland13549d ago

Tax payers pay the FBI,it's their job.

godofboobees3549d ago

Id whoop your ass for free

Eejanaika3549d ago

really need to pay for preotection.

Consoldtobots3548d ago

this system is run on monetized debt. your taxes don't pay for anything other than keeping you poor.

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sevilha823549d ago

their already attacking Ms i´ve seen the news,Xboxlive is at limited services as right now:

http://powerleveled.com/xbo...

Masterh0ppa3548d ago

purely blizzard servers.. nothing to do with xbox live.. get your facts straight before posting nonsens.

sevilha823548d ago

#Masterh0ppa:Did you even read the article,i think it´s preatty self explanatory,limited serviçes not compleatlly down ,and by the way this was several hours ago so it´s more likelly to be fixed by now,next time don´t let your fanboyism and brand loyalty blind you when someone is only trying to help and inform other people.

the attack was more than confirmed by the part of MS,just not as strong as Sony´s,mostlikelly because they already where taking preacations

lex-10203548d ago

Masterh0ppa

Still limited. How about you get your facts straight before commenting.

http://support.xbox.com/en-...

http://i.imgur.com/xUJOhXj....

Gameplay9993548d ago

MS is better equipped to deal with these issues than Sony.

sevilha823548d ago

@Gameplay:I agree,their infracstuture is much more stable and vastly superior,plus the fact that they had like 12 hour of heads start to prepare from possible attack due to Sony ,LoL,Blizzard and others where attacked much earlier,but it´s over now luckylly it will take several months for us to see another similiar attack.

Cheers

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Magicite3549d ago

somebody is about to visit jail.

HanzoHattori3549d ago

Looks like someone's going to jail. LOL And they deserve to be butt hurt... Literally.

CuddlyREDRUM3548d ago

You are just as bad as them, perhaps worse. Putting up teenagers info?

Christ.

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Droidbro3548d ago

I'm pretty sure even in Canada they have due process rights. What are you trying to accomplish by accusing this kid and then posting his personal information? It's almost as if you want want someone to go to his house and do some type of harm to him or his family. Wow, such a tough guy you are.

lilbrat233548d ago

I wish these hackers would do something useful like PAY OFF my student loans. sheesh

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Blashted3549d ago (Edited 3549d ago )

It's LizardSquad. Just some kids trying to be big. They're gonna end up just like Lulzsec, everyone notices them then they go to prison and everyone forgets them. On top of DDoSing Xbox Live & PSN, they cause a airliner flight to be diverted because of a phony bomb threat. That takes it to a whole new level. An FBI rep has replied to ShackNews.com saying this is a national security matter. The guy even tweeted Islamic extremist stuff and stated that he wasn't afraid of the FBI. This poor kid is throwing his life away. What's the point of all this anyway? No one admires them or fears them they're just another wannabe hacker group.

TheBurger293549d ago

Good let him. I fell sorry for nobody that gets enjoyment from causing major problems to A LOT of people. Hope he enjoys prison :D
They cause a flight to be diverted? wow what would cause someone to do this crap?

Kivespussi3549d ago (Edited 3549d ago )

Some Sony employee was on the plain. So they tweeted and said there is a bomb in the flight. Here's a "best of" tweets from the account for those interested

https://twitter.com/LizardS...

https://twitter.com/LizardS...

https://twitter.com/LizardS...

https://twitter.com/LizardS...

https://twitter.com/LizardS...

Pretty stupid if you ask me. DDoS'ing a bunch of servers is one thing but a fake terrorist claim took it to another level. They just ruined the rest of their lives with just one tweet.

Can't say I'll miss these guys.

Kivespussi3549d ago (Edited 3549d ago )

Sorry, I meant plane, not plain.

And "some Sony employee" that I mentioned was John Smedley

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

XtraTrstrL3549d ago

What a dumbass name too, Lizard Squad. Might as well be Penis Squad. That's what they'll end up being dubbed by fellow inmates in State Prison. Considering they'll probably be the smallest, nerdiest dudes in there, they'll be dealing with a whole lot of penal all day long.

Bhuahahaha3549d ago

and probably some inmate there will pimp em up and make him act as their girl

Eejanaika3549d ago

Dumb kids looking for attention.

aphid_squirrel3549d ago

Later on you find out it was 43 year old man with a beard.

SpinalRemains1383549d ago

"with a beard"??

Does that add to the crime or something lol?

bloodybutcher3549d ago

43 year old fat man with a neckbeard

RealtorMDandDC3549d ago (Edited 3549d ago )

Tried that a little bit ago. You can't do certain things and a pop up keeps coming on stating cannot connect to psn network. But that was 3 hrs ago.

BluP3549d ago

I think you missed the point of that comment.

Kingdomcome2473549d ago

I've done more hacking in Watch Dogs than these goofballs playing in their Mother's basements have done.

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Activision Blizzard Faces $23.4M Fine for Patent Infringement

Activision Blizzard ordered to pay $23.4M for patent infringement involving popular games.

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Skuletor2d ago

Another L for Xbox, when are they going to have good news?

MrDead2d ago

I would read the article but the giant pop-ups from the top and bottom of the screen made me close it.

Without reading $23.4 million isn't a deterrent for a company that size.

peppeaccardo2d ago

Boss: Let's fire a few people to recoup on that loss.
Slave: Cortana has decided to get rid of Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks.
Boss: Let's get those Firing Letters "Copilot Approved" and send them through the power of the cloud.
Slave: Long Live Phil !!!
ALL in the room: LONG LIVE PHIL !!!!

rlow12d ago

Well another troll company with a patent trying to extort money out of companies. Seems like they’re going to try and sue everyone.

PRIMORDUS2d ago

Not enough drain them for more, fuck Blizzard POS company.

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What Will The PlayStation 6 Look Like?

While we haven't even begun to tap into the full potential of the PS5, fans are already beginning to talk about what Sony's next console, the PlayStation 6, will look like and what features it will have.

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Jin_Sakai5d ago (Edited 5d ago )

“While we haven't even begun to tap into the full potential of the PS5“

We always here this statement yet we have plenty of games that struggle to run at solid frame rates or decent resolutions.

Skuletor3d ago

The developers should know the limits of these consoles, especially this far into the gen. I'd blame them and possibly the publishers, pushing to make games as visually appealing as possible at the cost of resolution and frame rate, which is nothing new in the industry.

franwex2d ago

I may skip next gen altogether probably. We will see.

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Diablo IV is Available on PlayStation Cloud Gaming - Beats Xbox to the Punch

Diablo IV is now available to play via PlayStation Cloud Gaming! Still not available to Play on Xbox Cloud Gaming.

We ran our script again and found 15 other PS5 games (a lot of popular ones!) that got PS5 Cloud Gaming support within the last month as well.

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Hugodastrevas6d ago

Not for me, I'm 100% physical media all of the time.

jwillj2k46d ago

I hate that I have to keep calling this out, but your physical disks mean nothing if the game code attempts to connect to a server prior to playing.

Hugodastrevas6d ago

And that happens when? I'm playing completely offline here, stellar Blade to be more precise.
I'm sorry but I've never run into that imaginary problem you're talking about, I'm not saying it doesn't happen, but it has never happened to me.

jwillj2k46d ago

You not running into the problem yet has no bearing on my argument. You’re acting like the medium is the shield for you being able to always play your games when it effectively is not. The game code itself can try to connect to a server or the console you’re playing on may receive an update that requires that game to connect to a server. Just because you haven’t ran into it doesn’t mean anything lol you don’t own your games no matter how you try.

Hugodastrevas6d ago

So I have never run into the problem you're talking about and your answer is an hypothetical? Look I can play any game of my library offline right now without issue.
That issue is in your mouth and alone.

Crows906d ago

Actually...there's an easy way...don't connect. If it doesn't require a connection and you don't connect...the code can't update...obviously....confused why you don't get what he's saying.

outsider16246d ago

Hold on..lets say i dnt have an online connection, can i atleast play the game offline though. Was thinking of getting this

jwillj2k45d ago

None of you use your brains.

OK, let’s explore this playing offline. not talking about Diablo specifically just gaming in general.

Are you going to buy two PlayStations? One offline one online? If not, moment you want to play something that requires a connection you’re cooked.

Does game experience you love so much stay the same offline?

Is the game even playable offline?

The whole point of my argument is that we don’t hold the keys anymore. The gatekeepers are the developers and console makers regardless of whether it’s digital or physical. You altering your play style for a lesser experience is not a workaround, it doesn’t solve the overall problem.

None of this matters since the move to the cloud is inevitable.

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spicelicka6d ago

So you have to buy the game and can only stream to the PS5 devices using PS plus premium? What is the point of that. Much more useful when you can stream to other devices.

MrNinosan6d ago

Works great on my Portal while at work 👍

spicelicka6d ago

That's streaming off your PS5, not from the cloud. This is specifically referring to cloud gaming.

CrimsonWing696d ago

Can’t you, uh, do this on your phone?

Tacoboto6d ago

Sony doesn't yet have a web or app-based solution to stream games off their cloud service, the closest you may be able to get would be Remote Play if they allow cloud streaming during a Remote session.

And yes this applies to the Portal too.

Einhander19725d ago (Edited 5d ago )

Tacoboto

Please stop talking about PlayStation Streaming, you don't know what you're talking about.

I just explained this to you the other day where you were telling people that remote play was their only cloud solution, because apparently you didn't understand how PlayStation Premium works even though PS Now was a thing since shortly after the launch PS4..

You can stream to PC and Mac, and they had mobile clients for it in the past but probably for the same reason Microsoft is fighting Apple and Google PS Now wasn't allowed on App stores. Which is why it's not on iPhone and Android still.

And to be honest, I am glad they are trying to keep it on the console, all their moves away from the console seem like a step in the wrong direction, which isn't working so great for Microsoft...

anast6d ago

Blizzard is shoving this game everywhere. Diablo 4 is going to take an even bigger hit soon. Path of exile 2 is coming out and it looks insane.

Crows906d ago

Well they're about to release the next season...I think that might be way they're pushing the game again.

anast5d ago

I mean I get what you are saying, but D4 isn't doing that well either.

UnbreakableAlex6d ago (Edited 6d ago )

I completed it on gamepass. Thanks God I dint pay it full price. It plays like a lazy mobile game. I am not a pro diablo gamer (Diablo 1 was the only one I completed) but D4 has no atmosphere, no creepy feeling and soundtrack like the first one and its so easy, I managed to not buy any weapon and had 4 Million Credits on level 55. I always used the same 4 attacks from the beginning and died maybe 10-15 times. It's so easy, wtf. I remember D1 to be pretty hard.
WTF happened? Is Diablo 3 also that bad?

jwillj2k46d ago

Diablo 3 was my first Diablo game. I had to use the mailbox cheats to keep it interesting.

Crows906d ago (Edited 6d ago )

Diablo 3 was really hard at launch....then they made it easy.

They love scaling difficulty though.

anast5d ago

D2 is the pinnacle. I still fire it up from time to time.

GrmpyolGamer 5d ago

Considering that the PS cloud steaming is garbage compared to XCloud and is limited to certain devices this isn't something to brag about. Wake me up when Diablo is on PS plus