Lizard Squad Will Allegedly Shut Down Xbox Live Forever on Christmas

"The notorious hacker group, Lizard Squad has not had its finish. Recently they have announced they will not only continue attacks on Xbox Live but will cripple it to the point that it will be unusable on Christmas day and possibly forever."

[-Foxtrot]

Reminds me of what Freakazoid once said

"You really have no life do you?"

"NO SIR"

[RashBandicoot]

Think of the insane amount of new xbox players who will be disappointed on Christmas morning D:

[Gamer1982]

So far all there so called takedowns have been announced after they took them down making people think these are just saying saying they hacked servers when servers just went down but this is the first time they have ever said beforehand they are going to attack something. On top of that MS are taking it seriously it seems as have sent out a warning saying the network may go down however not blaming hackers but saying new traffic may be the cause. A great cover up as they don't want to give these idiots attention but traffic won't be an issue as XBL servers will be ready for that traffic as this isn't there first christmas.

[Blastoise]

Theres no chance they'll get it down forever. Do they really think a few basement dwellers can bring down a multi-billion dollar companies' online service for good? What a joke. These losers are craving attention so bad

[DARK WITNESS]

anyone who has been on live for as long as i have will know that there are two times in the year that live really seems to have issues.

Nov, when Cod is released and xmas when all the kiddies get their xmas presents unwrapped.

personally, I think they are full of it, but that does not mean ms will take this lightly.

what i really want to know is what point are they trying to prove by this or is it just for the fun of it?

[kneon]

@Blastoise

I don't think they understand that forever is a long time, in fact it's the longest time ;)

A service of this size will likely have 2 or 3 levels of backups. Taking it down forever would be a huge task that is far beyond the capabilities of these morons.

[Dirtnapstor]

This type of thing sucks for everyone. People need to be arrested and made examples of, ensuring others don't follow in their pathetic footsteps.

[nix]

Imagine if MS still had always online drm.. It would have been a disaster.

Having said that i condone this act.

[halfblackcanadian]

Unfortunately, this.

I hope MS can do something to curb the returns that might happen after Christmas if kids think their console is busted...

[kayoss]

I don't have an Xbox, but this is taking it too far. It's not even funny that theses "hacker" wannabe want to ruin Christmas for Xbox gamers. I hope the authority track them down or anonymous find them and release all their info to the public.

[indyman7777]

You mean people actually still wait until Christmas to open there presents!

Oh wait.....Never mind.

At any rate forever seems like an impossible task. I don't want to say why I think that, because I don't want to give any hackers any idea's.

Guess I better get that Sunset bundle that I have plenty of money for but am waiting to find the best deal. Not rushing because I'm playing some awesome RPG's on PS3, and second son on PS4.

Who has the best Sunset deal? Wish it was Target because I have a friend that works there that can get me a 10% discount! But I don't see the sunset bundle at target.

[TheFanboySlayer]

imagine how disappointed the lizard squads family members will be that they aren't spending Christmas with their family......feel sorry for them.

[Upbeat]

cant understand why you put a smiley face? Imagine the amount kids that will be gutted on Christmas day because of this.

[Gothdom]

Why are they doing this? This is so stupid. It hurts consumers, not the company. It's like saying gas is too pricey, so to make them stop, I'll put sugar in everyone's gas tank

[Mr Pumblechook]

I don't know much about hacking, but I would think that Microsoft have one of the most secure networks in the world next to Google and Amazon. So whilst I can easily believe Lizard Squad can take down the less secure PSN, Microsoft are one of the oldest, richest and most experienced software companies so I don't think a little hacker group could take them down.

[USA007]

Although people are right in saying MS can protect there networks, XBL is definitely not as protected as it could be.

Look at the DDoS attacks that have recently put xbl offline. There are ways that MS could have prevented it.

Bringing down xbl "forever" would be tough, but Christmas is definitely doable

[nix]

about my comment above.. i am sorry. i thought "condone" meant "do not approve" until i checked the dictionary. by then my friend sat in the car and i had to drive and forgot about editing the text.

sorry guys. what i really meant to say was i hate such attacks and do not approve of it at all.

[Ducky]

^ It's ok.
I think most people will condone your apology.

[BeefCurtains]

I sure hope not... X1 may not be your system choice, but it is mine. And I'd like to retain my right to play games on my system, even if a group of turds are bored enough to try and ruin Christmas for millions of gamers, just because they can.

[Dee_91]

@nix
lol
You meant condemn .. or "don't" condone.

EDIT:
glad you caught that

[DLConspiracy]

What really worries me is if kids can take down networks at will all the time without repercussions or consequence. What will the Government eventually do to counter these type of actions for the future of the internet? Will it eventually sacrifice our freedoms that we have by placing a need for the government(s) to step in and take necessary precautions to control it? To me that's probably worse. They are presenting a need for these type of actions.

[xlancer]

When god was giving out brains you thought he said trains and asked for a little one.

[LastFrontiersman]

Notice, Xbox live remains suspiciously functional. What if.... Lizard squad is Microsoft? [Explosion] minds blown. Thousands and perhaps hundreds of thousands are holding off on buying Xbox one for various reasons. Mine is the lack of backwards compatibility. What if Microsoft created lizard squad to give them an excuse to shut down and abandon the Xbox 360 live functionality and force a migration to the Xbox One? Watch for announcements from Xbox announcing that they can no longer maintain the older network, and will, for the benefit of their customers focus on the Xbox one.

[rainslacker]

Forever...LOLOLOLOL

I know these guys are crazy, but if they can distribute a DDoS worm, then they must surely know how redundant MS cloud services are, not to mention the parts of the network that they actually attack, which aren't even on MS servers. It's like saying they will take down the entire internet forever. The thing(Azure and the internet) were both designed to not to be able to be taken down forever so long as one node exists.

But sure...take it down forever. Disrupt a multi-billion dollar service used by major corporations, goverment agencies, and regular people all over the world, and see how fast they get thrown in jail. MS does business in every country in the world, and I'm pretty sure they'd have jurisdiction everywhere to pursue legal action.

[Sevir]

Hackers are a bane to the digital world. I hope they all rot in a basement. I hate vehemently those that wish to interfere with the livelihood off everyone who enjoys their entertainment... Seriously I hope MS has some counter measures set and ready. These scumbags need to be punished.

[jagermaster619]

These guys are a bunch of f#@#Ing punks first off! What if they are saying they are going to attack Microsoft servers but that makes everyone think they are going for them when they are really targeting the psn network been thinking about that and if so I hope Sony is also ready for these dirt merchant sons of bitches. I think when we catch them (and we will) they should all be castrated and chained to a cinder block for the public to do as they please! Well I know what I would do..
first off I would sh#t in there cereal then I would put them in a room and make them listen to an entire Cisco cd then lastly I would make them watch me beat every single Xbox game ever made in sure that would stop these little turd pirates.....Thank you... Thank you very much I said good day sir

[TheMeatPuppet007]

Who are these Lizard Squad idiots? Extreme Ps4 fanboys or something? Sony or nothing?

[nix]

@dee..

lol.. yup. condemn. dammit. how did i get it so wrong.

[Bocajduke]

Not necessarily youve got to think about it! How many people(kids) have Xbox Live and will get Video Games for Christmas(or Hanukkah) and will be playing! alot and for how many years its happened im sure Microsoft knows exactly what to do to prevent DDOS from anyone!!

[mark3214uk]

thought azure was the future? cant even withstand a few script kiddies using there collage servers

[feedthereaper]

Because Sony can do better? Nope.... they can't even keep their own office computers safe from hacking!

[ghostface9]

what an idiot psn was down for a few days when the lizards attacked. only thing that happended when the lizards attacked xbox live was my friends list was down for a few hours.

[Moe-Gunz]

Umm he didn't bring up Sony at all. You guys did, thus showing you're the true fanboys.

[DarthJay]

Xbox Live has not gone down on Xbox One. At all. AT WORST, friends lists have been unavailable. I have never, ever, ever, ever, ever not been able to use my Xbox One completely. The worst is I had a hard time connecting with friends. Still inconvenient, but not "Down."

[SilentNegotiator]

"I'm going to fly."

"I thought humans couldn't fly, but I guess they can! lolololoool"

[ALLWRONG]

2011 PSN brought 100% down for a month
2014 PSN brought 100% down for 2 days
Yesterday Sony again http://www.usatoday.com/sto...

VS

Xbox Live 2014 allegedly brought down on the 360 for 30 min

[Athonline]

Anyone with a degree in Computer Science can tell that:
a) No system is "unhackable".
b) Hacking is the wrong term, as wrongdoing is in play cracking is more appropriate.
c) It won't be forever.
d) You can protect against DDoS up to one extend...
e) Security is harder now that as you said, every kid can boot up a version of Black Ubuntu and lend computing power to someone with brains or execute a 3rd-party script just to feel "cool".
So yeah, I don't blame MS or any company when they get DDoS. The question is after the attack what happens; the downfall time and how they will handle the public.

[uth11]

Who said anything about Sony? The way that games have become so dependent on online services is becoming a real achilles heal, on all platforms.

[Audiggity]

If everything worked perfectly on Day 1, we'd all be hairy, happy, horny and in a cave right now.

Your comment is void of logic and your attempt to initiate a flame war is sad.

[rainslacker]

Cloud has a lot of advantages to companies and even individuals. But those advantages do have some drawbacks, so it isn't something that will replace everything in every situation.

Also keep in mind that LS hasn't actually taken down any network, they are attacking upstream of the servers, and no server has actually been taken offline by them. There are just problems with connectivity, which is typical of DDoS.

This latest claim of forever doesn't match up with what they've shown they are capable of.

[Spid3r6]

So far the most they have gotten is taking down the friends list for 40 minutes but we where still able to chat and play games online.

[UnwanteDreamz]

I think they're trollin. They know the chances are high that there might be network issues on christmas day with all the new consoles coming online. Now they get credit for any problems over the holiday.

[FullmetalRoyale]

Precisely my thoughts on the matter. There will be an influx of new players around Christmas time, and these reptiles are trying to get out in front of it. It is very transparent.

[Silly Mammo]

Seriously, what's their deal?

[Crazay]

They're a bunch low life douchebags who happen to blame the world for their lifelong virginity issues.

Pay them no mind. Once they get tuckered out from crying and squabbling, they'll go to sleep.

[ThichQuangDuck]

Well one good thing came out of Lizard Squad. I shall rewatch Freakazoid over break

[Pogmathoin]

Best xmas gift would be too see these barrel basement dwellers caught and put away.

[Magicite]

I believe they could cripple it for a day or two, but forever?

[ZombieKiller]

What these idiots don't realize is that one day they will piss off the wrong gamer and something will happen. This isn't cool because I bet the media will make a big deal out of violent video games....yet again.

This Lizard Squad needs to go. I say make an example... cut their f*cking fingers off and televise it.

[wsoutlaw87]

The idea of them bringing down a SERVICE for ever is idiotic and doesn't even make sense. Plus calling out that you will bring down live on Christmas is stupid because xbl/psn usually have issues on Christmas anyways, it's Christmas.

[BG11579]

One got to admit, these guys are as annoying as they are bold.

[Lennoxb63]

If they couldn't take down Sony, they d*mn sure not going to take down MS. lol

[tdogchristy90]

2 questions.

Why do they only seem to target ms, what about sony? Is there something that had caused this ms bias for them?

Secondly, IF they happened to shut down XBL forever would that constitute some sort of refund since it kind of make our "only one year old" consoles obsolete?

And like most, "do they not have a life?" What happened to be busy with a job or college or kids or responsibilities? How do you have the necessary time for this stuff?

Has anyone else noticed that the people that complain the most are usually the ones at fault for their position in life because they are too busy complaining instead of trying to fix their problems.

[Gamer1982]

Wow just because they attack MS you think its a biased thing?? You know that makes YOU look biased in saying that. "what about sony?" So you want them to also take down sony gamers?? I want neither to go down personally. But this is no doubt them trying to prove a point and probably because they probably feel wronged by MS.
Who can understand the mind of a hacker/DDOSer? There just lowlifes who have nothing better to do with there time. I hope they do upset somebody enough for them to spend resources on catching them and arresting the whole bloody lot of them. Attacking MS is a good way to get caught..

[tdogchristy90]

I thought someone would ask me that. I was simply asking why target one and not the other, no bias. Just what makes ms "special" that they seem to be the target. What is their specific beef with ms over sony. That's all.

Thanks for jumping down my throat though.

[Baka-akaB]

But look at the things you're writing ... "why the bias why not sony" when they already have been attacked ...

it's no wonder more aggressive people would jump on you . It's the way to start a brawl , with some watching on the sideline with popcorn

[morganfell]

@tdog,

Seriously? Had I not read your remarks myself I would not have believed them? Did you ever try staying awake? What about the internet? People like you shouldn't be allowed to drive or vote.

http://bit.ly/1wharSD

Nothing makes MS special or more warranted for attack. Thinking there might be some reason means lizard squad could in some way be justified. They aren't. The problem exists in your head.

[LeCreuset]

@tdogchristy90

What about Nintendo? What about Steam? What about (fill in the blank). So, yeah, it really does come off as complaining that Sony isn't being attacked, especially considering the attacks specifically targeting Sony a few years ago.

[MeteorPanda]

I wouldn't call all hackers low lives tbh. There are some who break the system to help the people. Also if you can prove you hacked into MS you can get a job there. most security companies do the same.

[nitus10]

@MeteorPanda

Breaking into a system and thinking this will help them get a job is delusional at best. Basically "crackers" (lets call them by their real name) are people you really cannot trust and any firm thinking of hiring them is IMHO a criminal organisation or asking for a world of hurt.

The problem with "crackers' is they think themselves above the law and are usually quite shocked when they are told to "watch their fingers" as their cell door is closed.

[tiffac008]

They already did their rounds with Sony, even trolled one of their execs. They just want to stir something new with the MS.

There is no science or common sense here. So what your asking is open to be misinterpreted.

@rambi80 (below)

Lol! xD

[rambi80]

Xbox is green. Lizards are green. they probably think its a competitor of something

[voodoochild346]

This man knows things.

[TheLordOfStuff]

+ bubs

I'm not even sure why, but that comment was pure gold lol

[SaveFerris]

David Icke might be right after all /s

[Paytaa]

Half Life 3 confirmed

[optimus]

Not all lizards are green though.

[optimus]

Really? There are people out there that disagree that not all lizards are green? What color are the unicorns in your world?... (hilarity).

[marlinfan10]

Theyve been going after everyone. Ever since MS said they were forwarding all their info to the FBI it seems like xbox has gone down almost everyday though.

[Death]

Sony was hacked last month. All of their employee information including pay were released. Their new movies were also stolen and are being distributed as we speak online. Both companies have been being attacked throughout the year. http://news.sky.com/story/1...

[OB1Biker]

A few months ago they only seriously attacked PSN and Sony even going as far as forcing a plane to land with bomb threat.

[CorndogBurglar]

Wow people have short memories.

I guess you dont remember a few months ago when all they were targeting was Sony? They even called in a bomb threat that a Sony higher up was on.

They've had their fun with Sony already. Thats not to say they won't ever screw with Sony again. But don't pretend that Sony hasn't been harassed by this clowns.

[DarthJay]

It's so hilarious that everyone got their panties in a bunch and jumped all over this guy. It is a sincere question: why is Microsoft being targeted?

They have given no reason. I'm not asking why aren't they targeting someone else, I am asking why specifically are they doing this. There has to be a reason. What is there end game? What are they trying to accomplish?

Is that such a ridiculous question? Of course not. Now everyone hurry up and ridicule me instead of answering the question...

[maniacmayhem]

That is exactly what I thought too. He asked a legitimate question.

Why are they targeting MS this Christmas? Why not Sony also?

I read no fanboy or any attempt at trolling just a question as to why the effort for one service, and this guy gets attacked.

Some folks really need to calm down when their favorite company is brought up and discussed and not praised.

[optimus]

That's because sony and anything playstation is seen as the holy grail in here and even implying evil doings against them is reason enough to be stoned, beheaded, burned at the stakes, etc....from what i've seen.

But to answer the question, it doesn't have to be a personal vendetta. People that have the skills, tools, and mindset are always looking for ways to take down or cripple a major corporation just to prove that they can. They get a bigger kick out of it when they can do it from the comfort of their homes...

it's like being able to hack into the C.I.A. or f.b.i... Some people would get a kick from seeing them sweat, same deal with major game corporations.

[wsoutlaw87]

Because it doesn't make sense to ask why not sony. If you cant see it then you are just being a fanboy. There are plenty of online services, so why not say "why not them". Asking why ms is fair, but you are assuming they have real reasons or this little kid bs could even be justified. Some people have this stupid idea that this crap can even be justified by some kids with superhero complexes.

Plus THEY ALREADY ATTACKED SONY LIKE A MONTH AGO as plenty of people above already stated.

[CBaoth]

You call it a legitimate question. I call it plain stupidity. A 30 second search on Google provided an answer to his question before posting it. Sony HAS been attacked by Lizard Squad, several times. In fact ever since Sony went after Geohotz, they've been the target of many groups including Anon and GOP.

Legit questions: Why MS and not Valve, Sony, EA, or Nintendo? Why are they singling out MS?

Fantard question: Why MS and not Sony?

See the difference?

[stuna1]

Ummm....So you think Sony should be the target instead of Microsoft!? No one should be a target! You sound just as bad as these illiterate ingrates. Why should millions and millions of gamers have to suffer for the shortsighted views of what is clearly a insignificant minority of basement dwelling pond water scum.

[Snookies12]

Hahaha, thinking they can take it down forever... That's hilarious.

[radler]

Well, theoretically they could hammer the service so hard that Microsoft has no choice but to pull it down to save their core services.

As far as I understand, all of Microsoft's products are now tied to the Azure platform, which is why when the Xbox One launched for example, the hammering that the Xbox Live network took not only affected XBL, but also brought down Office 365 and impacted businesses around the world, all because these services of Microsoft's rely on the same infrastructure.

I'm fairly positive that's happened a few times since as well, with Xbox Live hiccups affecting Office etc. So while I think it's unlikely that these guys could bring down XBL forever, I do think that there is a certain point that can be reached where Microsoft would pull the plug to save their business, so to speak. These so-called hackers would have to keep this up for quite a while to reach that point, however.

I'm just surprised that they're so dedicated to this whole thing that they'll happily give up their Christmas, rather than spending it with their families and doing something nice.

[wsoutlaw87]

They don't have anything else to do on Christmas thats why they need attention on the internet

[JMaine518]

These dudes are ridiculous! I don't care what kind of fanboy you are, no one should want this to happen to any company. It's just sad that they won't stop trying.

[kenshiro100]

Agreed 100%.

[tiffac008]

Yeah sure, good luck with that. lol!

[Fro_xoxo]

Bring it :D . .

[rambi80]

They would probably need lizard jesus to pull that off. Forever? Forever-ever? Not likely

[THC CELL]

wow hope they do and they get locked up for 25 year each

[Immorals]

The most they've been able to 'take down' is some 360 services and the friends list on xbox one.

Go be whiney little tweenies somewhere that cares. I hear there's a Mars mission coming up!

[Lulz_Boat]

WAT?

[Tedakin]

These guys are tough. They're going to be super tough when they're being raped in prison.

[Revolt13]

Haha okay

[xlSAVAGElx]

Apparently Anonymous made a video/message warning them honestly I hope they expose these guys - this is getting annoying.

[WeirdShroom]

Link? IF Anon took down the amatures that would be epic. Expose them completely so proper action can be taken. I'd literally soil myself seeing something like that. All the delusional fanboys on the internet are one thing, but these guys are screwing with all of us. I hope the worst on them. Koalas in the Rain.

[Majin-vegeta]

http://youtu.be/WDNx3tEd6QE

Dont know how legit the video is though.

[Gohadouken]

If true then Anonymous pretty much confirmed what was easy to guess ... that their previous crusade against psn , back in the days , wasnt about fighting for the people , but settling some negative feelings about Sony ... while leaving Microsoft quite alone back then .

I wish no ill to either network that said , it just feels odd that they'd literally come out to say "dont touch XBL or else" ...

[DarthJay]

The video just posted said XBL and PSN.

Edit: 1. if it is legit and 2. I'll give you a mulligan, you posted before the video directly above your post was posted.

[jackanderson1985]

yeah no it wasn't Anonymous... they've said it's aloada crap and they're more concerned with the whole rioting, murdering and whatnot being covered up than Xbox Live servers

[Revolt13]

When they fail...
And they will...

What a bold statement haha

[Tedakin]

I just don't get what their goal is. Take down a service that has millions of fans who enjoy it on Christmas Day. You're proving what, that you can? The victims here are gamers. Not that they care. Still they're playing with fire and screwing with one of the biggest companies in the world with endless resources to find and take them all down.

[Special-Agent-Milo]

LOOOOOL! Forever? Hahah! Good one Lizard Squad.

[hello12]

People are giving these people too much attention. x box 1 is working fine all the time, with minor disruptions to the 360.

They can't do nothing to x box live and that will be obvious on the 25th of this month.

[Angeljuice]

"x box 1 is working fine all the time"

No it isn't, there have been several disruptions to the Live service on Xbox One, at least one of them attributed to the Lizard Squad.

[souldestroyer14]

@angeljuice

Are you going by N4G headlines or personal experience? Everytime I see one of those xbl services down articles I laugh because I am either playing online as I see the headline or I just finish gaming. The worst thingiI've experienced is my friends list going down.

[Angeljuice]

@souldestroyer14

With the last Lizard Squad attack, the vast majority of users only lost their friends list, but some were unable to access live completely (I know because it happened to a couple of friends of mine).
I tried looking online to see what the issue was but all I found were people saying it was bogus and only effected their friends list, nothing more.
Apparently according to the vocal majority of Xbox fans, my friends and I were simply trolls and Xbox Live was working fine.

I told my friends that the only reason they couldn't access Live was because they were trolls, and that Live would work perfectly the next time they turned it on....(Imagine my surprise when it didn't work).

I think the moral of the story is that just because something doesn't happen to you personally, it doesn't mean it didn't happen.

[Father__Merrin]

I predict XBL to be down on Xmas day, I fear PSN won't fare any better tbh

[LOL_WUT]

Help us Father Merrin for the dark days are upon us!! ;)

[SoCalledMe]

they arent gonna take it down forever , but it will seem like forever to those who want to play something on that particular day if they do manage to do it i guess , u cant say they dont know how to do it , but they are shitheads for doing it

[UKBULLET]

Good luck with that...here's a idea Get a Life

[daBUSHwhaka]

Sad kids.Go get drunk and get laid and then die.

[JasonBloodbourne]

That's the thing mate, these lizard nerds will never get laid unless they pay for it.

[THC CELL]

The only way xbox live or psn go Down is because millions of new people will be all connecting at once. The Lizard sq are taking credit over a prediction.

[james090162]

Is there no way to back track and take these a-holes and others like them down for good. Not a big fan of M$, but hacking their network or Sony's only hurts the fans.

[kdmitchell_toh]

LOL... they do realize when they don't end up doing this that they'll lose what little "Hacker" cred they have. So they expect to not only tell MS what they plan on doing but think they can take down an entire infrastructure with a DDOS?

Geez.

[Special-Agent-Milo]

MS should shut down their servers (on purpose) and claim it was a DDoS and see if Lizard Squad takes the credit. Then we would know they're nothin but phonies.

[KillerByte23]

It is quite sad that there is a bunch of twats trying to ruin the gaming community by doing DDOS's on services like PSN, Steam, XBL and other gaming services for the fun of it. This group think they can't be arrested when in fact they can.

[DxTrixterz]

Not that I agree with them but I kinda see why they're doing this. If it is so easy for them to take down Xbox Live you have to think what is Microsoft doing with our money. Same goes for Sony.

[Kavorklestein]

That's not the reason why... whatsoever... *facepalm

[DxTrixterz]

If Microsoft and Sony cannot provide protection for the services we use and have put our personal information and banking details what do they do with our money then?

[Kavorklestein]

Look I agree that Ms And Sony need to offer us secure networks, especially when we pay to use them, but that is not WHY Lizard Squad is attacking MS. The exact reason is unknown

[kenshiro100]

You're kidding, right?

No company is safe from hackers.

[ScorpiusX]

Maybe MS & Feds should find these people and lock these people up forever and never allow them near any tech. Besides would knocking down the servers that run XBL cause significant harm to Government departments that use them as well. In turn making this a high priority terrorist Attack 9 are government . If so go Get them Feds.

[Angeljuice]

It depends where they are based. If all members are based in the US, UK or similar countries it would be relatively simple to round them up and prosecute them, if they are scattered around the globe or based in certain countries with an axe to grind against the West, they have no hope of prosecution whatsoever.

[Thefreeman012]

i guess we'll have to call on Seal team 6 again

[dms5223]

Agreed. Where's anonymous when you need them?

[mark3214uk]

in jail getting bummed? last time i heard anyway they were unstoppable just like lizard squad now there struggling to hold the soap

[S2Killinit]

correct me if I'm wrong but isn't Anonymous the same thing as Lizard Squad?

[AutoCad]

They already have come out and threaten lizard squad that if they keep bringing down the xbox live servers they will witness their wrath...we will see what happens lol

[vikingland1]

They all must've had their asses handed to them in BF4 or COD so now they hate gamers. The thing is,it messes with players of all types of online games.

[MCTJim]

All they have to do is catch one guy from Lizard Squad and he will squeal like Ned Beatty in Deliverance. I am confident that very shortly we will all read about it and laugh.

[Predaking77]

I hope they get caught by the FEDS

[imt558]

Lizard, why are you doing this???

[lemoncake]

Big words for people who havent done anything to XBL, wake me up when they actually achieve something, next.

[Angeljuice]

They already have. Some lost their live service completely, most just lost their friends list for a few days. It was small scale but it happened.

[TXIDarkAvenger]

None of the attacks had an effect that even lasted 1 day...

[dillhole]

Some people are such dicks.

[bneals]

First of all, the person writing the article has no idea what they are talking about. Lizard Squad didn't "hack" anything so your credit cards are safe. They guys don't know how to hack. They know how to overwhelm the servers with a denial of server attack that my 4 year old could do.

[NeoGamer232]

I don't doubt they can take XBL down. We have seen both PSN and XBL fall over to Lizard Squad.

But, forever is near impossible. MS and Sony has the resources to find out how Lizard Squad does it and fix it quickly. There are a lot more people, a lot more organized, and a lot more experienced with this type of stuff than the Lizard Squad.

And by announcing beforehand all they are doing is challenging MS to find them. I hope they do find them and I hope MS withstands their DDoS threat.

[BX81]

I would like to know what these kids think they are proving? Perhaps if they were professional enough to write a mission statement we would know, but who has time to write one when you're yelling from moms basement........ Moooommmm I want some meatloaf!

[JasonBloodbourne]

Sounds like the lizards need to put down their keyboards, get out from the dark basement and go outside and socialise. Freaks.

[Ben12]

Wow I can't believe when something this bad is happening that Sony fans are bashing xbox you guys should be furious with us x boxers. If there's no xbox live anymore then guess what psn is next. it will be the only one left for hackers to have fun with. This is a time when all gamers Sony or Ms should be sticking together not bashing. This is our enjoyment these guys are $#@%$% with and why I don't know.

[Toiletsteak]

It just shows how said and lonely they are, saying they will do it on Christmas day instead of spending time with there families, bunch of assholes.

[Gore-Content]

I hate M$ too, but no one deserves this. Why do these ***gots hate gaming so much?

[Harold_Finch]

I hope they have some sort of Bat-signal / Lizard-signal. It is their blind hungarian mother shining a torch into the air humming the national anthem of america.

TOILETS!!!

It just sounds like they have cotracted a bad case of cuntitis.

To all of the fanboys on this site, you are in the same ballpark, you are in the same category as these people so don't you forget. Your console war moaning bullsh*t might have given them the idea in the first place.

[lildudexst]

N o t forever oooohhh noooo. Lol

[ainTgoTTime2bleed]

Kids will commit suicide on christmas....NO!... MOMMY!...lol
Can't play COD F@$%&K....lol

[Ps4andxb1]

Confirmed.

Lizard Squad are members of ISIS.

[xX1NORM1Xx]

It's a shame that Sony fan Bois will cheer this shit until they take down psn as gamers we should hate these idiots

[feedthereaper]

I am sorry but did anyone actually notice them take it down the last time?
I think maybe 10 people said their friends lists were unavailable for about an hour and that was it?

I don't think they have the skills to do anything other than impact some services temporarily for an hour or so, hardly the Xbox Armageddon they seem to be boasting about is it?

Just a few sad little babies who can't get girls and think they are soooooo self-important because then can annoy a few people and then when they get arrested and given 10 year sentences, they cry like little babies wanting their mummies when they realise they have to wear orange and sit in a cell for 23 hours a day bored and fearful of getting done over by more violent people. By the time they get out technology will have moved on far enough that they will struggle to find a way to flip burgers for a living, let alone game networks.

[TXIDarkAvenger]

Sounds like BS. They couldn't even take it down for 24 hours. Hope these people get caught and locked up.

[StormLegend]

these guys sound serious... I hope it doesn't go down..

[DarthBigE]

Do it before christmas. Before people recieve xbox's as gifts and try to connect online and overload the servers.

[Relientk77]

There's gonna be alot of upset gamers on Xmas, if they actually do this

Lizard Squad is pretty effing lame

[Phoenix76]

Would be funny if Xmas day passes and nothing happens.

Twitter Feed would prob read: Hey guys, hi, this is lizard squard. Sorry, but really wanted to f*&$ up xmas day 4 ya all, but mummy and daddy took me out to my aunties instead. #v.unhappy xmas day 4 me :(

lmao

[troylazlow]

aaaaaaaand nothing will happen

[keegamer80]

With all the bs going on in the world, you'd figure these hackers would use the talents they have for something else! Stop messing with Xbox live and psn!

[Thefreeman012]

you mean like benefiting humanity by exposing isis locations or stuff like that? no these nerds are far to petty

[jimmyateham23]

must be a ps4 fanboy that is shutting xbl down so there is no competition

[llMurcielagoll]

I think it is best that everyone wipes out their payment information on their Xbox Live accounts before that happens. IF it happens.

I hope Microsoft are working to strengthen their network sercurity.

[ps4lifesucka]

Can't we just find these ppl and beat them?

[cruzngta]

lock all these nerds up in a state penitentiary with lots of vaseline. THAT would be justice for these assholes.

[souldestroyer14]

Their*

[ziggurcat]

people like this really need to grow up.

who do they honestly think they're harming, here? MS? do they not really understand that they're screwing over millions of people?

[360ICE]

Hey, media!

You get that this is pretty much terrorism, right? Threatening illegal actions that affect large amounts of people? So maybe don't hype these guys up.

Report about what's happening, but don't give them a voice.

[Cueil]

there is always down time around this time... they try and prepare for the increase, but when you put over a million system online in the time span of 2 or 3 days it's really hard to keep things from bogging down.

[EvilWay]

Time for Phil Spencer to KICK SOME LIZARD ASS!!

[IWentBrokeForGaming]

To all the Xbox Fanboys that love/enjoy the PSNs downtime... I've said it before... You guys have been sitting pretty for far too long... I've been actually waiting for a hacker group to make you guys eat crow!

[iNFAMOUZ1]

live hasnt gone down at all since its launch for me, just the friends list like mentioned in the article

[Gh05t]

Goooooood...

http://i.imgur.com/ndssh.jp...

[Thefreeman012]

Thats really spiteful... so because a few fanboys find your downtime funny you have to be a douche in return? lol right

[IWentBrokeForGaming]

Karma don't have to be fair, I don't make the rules of it!

[Moldiver]

"Karma don't have to be fair, I don't make the rules of it!2

LOL. True. But you are still a tool.lol

[IWentBrokeForGaming]

Thanks, lmfao!

[marlinfan10]

lol then psn goes down tonight. hows the crow taste?

[IWentBrokeForGaming]

PSN isn't eatting crow, it's leftovers!

[KingTrash]

What a bunch of losers! I hope they get locked up.

[ShadowKing-]

ill just leave this here and say GG

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

[S2Killinit]

As a Playstation fan (not that I don't like xbone), I have to say, I'm just as upset at these people, as if I was an xbox fan. I don't understand what motivates these idiots. Why would they want to hurt gamers? I don't get it.

[Iamnemesis4880]

Yeah dont think one nerd that has never left his basement and fapping all day to a pic of Roseanne will take down MS world wide ha ha get a life you wimp. To take down world wide servers need a coordinate attack at the same time across the world he or they dont have the power to do that just a wimp trying to get noticed he will have all the attention in prison tip dont drop the soap sleep back against the wall and remember you will be the prison woman. Have fun when the FBI get you.

[dreamed]

Whatever you say guys [lizard squad]......ive still yet to be affected by these ass hats????.

What are they supposed to have done so far????.

[Dewitt]

So they pissed off anonymous and FBI has seized their twitter and 4chan domain. Yep, GG kids, enjoy prison.

[StormLegend]

The internet will explode if it goes down lol!!

[MultiConsoleGamer]

Hmmm.

One of those shady sites you only see on N4G promoting cyber terrorism. I think it's time to contact the authorities.

[Ra3030]

Why do people do stuff like this? I get being upset or pissed at a Corparation like Microsoft or any Corp. for that matter. These Lizards clowns are not hurting Microsoft or Xbox Live at all the only ones they are hurting have giving no reason for such treatment they are innocent. At best I hope they reconsider or get caught and goto jail. With all that said.....what balls these people have to make a treat like that. Have these clowns made a demand or what is it they want? This is just wrong on any and all levels.

[LightDiego]

Looks like these fools have nothing better to do.

[BladerunnerZX]

So Lizard Squad is a bunch of pathetic virgins with tiny nutsacks ?
They will be real popular in prison.

[MasterD919]

They're really asking for trouble...

[Flames76]

I'm sure it wont take long to find these virgins and lock them up.

[DanielEndurance]

Bruh, tried agreeing with your comment twice.

[Meryl]

None of us should tolerate these kind's of attacks, if you ask me they should be made an example of, just to dis-encourage these kinds of attacks happening. These kinds of people have nothing better to do with their time than this..
I mean how would you feel if this was Sony OR Ninty getting these attacks on them?

[IWentBrokeForGaming]

There's plenty of Xbox fanboys that praise the moments when PSN is down!

[jay2]

someone just kill these idiots this is unneeded

[AutoCad]

Anonymous will be knocking on your door LS.

[Angerfist]

All they do is Ddos attacks. I'm pretty sure Microsoft will have tons backup in place for Christmas.
And yeah forever lmao. In case they will turn off all power from MS Server farms then maybe.

[DanielEndurance]

"How was your Christmas?"
"Good bruh, spent the day taking down Microsoft."

[Tinglebob]

They must have discovered a flaw in the xbox one's network security and are going to exploit it on Christmas Day for maximum impact

[MCTJim]

Lizard squad hacked nothing..its a DDOS attack...they are not hackers

[NWOslave]

As a gamer first and a Sony fan last I don't wish for any MS gamer to miss out on playing their games on Christmas. These small minded useless pieces of skin need to be found, tied and found guilty and experience sever punishment including drawn, quartered, and have jackals eat their innards and have their head put on a pike in front of XBOX HQ for all hackers to see. As well as their addresses published to the whole world and their houses burned to the ground. IMO

[quenomamen]

Ooh we all know Live is bullet proof, least that's what the X boys always say when PSN is down.

[thexmanone]

And Sony Boys say Whaaaa whaaaa, But mommy I want to troll a Xbox article.

[NerdStar7]

Lol.

[chaosx]

This smells like a bait and switch ! Not these guys style to announce where they are going to hit before hand..... I suspect another target is in the their sights.

[Narutodemon]

BAHAHAHAHAAHAH What a joke.

[goldwyncq]

Like ants challenging an elephant. How cute.

[rapidturtle]

Get a freaking life will ya.

[DarXyde]

Empty threat in my opinion. Anonymous making this statement would be more concerning, but even then, "forever"...nah.

[22CobraKing]

Imagine if it did happen, all the xbox owners raging.

[ion666]

I'm a ps4 fan and I gotta say Xbox dudes got it really shifty. Let them play games yo

[baph777]

YES!!!! YES!!!! YES!!!! YES!!!!

[TheOnlyMastrx]

I say go ahead, if they can do it, let them. There are plenty of games with offline functionality. And if initial setup requires connection to Xbox Live then oh well, wait a couple hours, a day, if they manage to keep it offline for a longer period of time I am sure Microsoft will compensate us for the downtime.

I still don't understand why people find it amusing to do this.

Edit: didn't read that bit about taking it offline forever, but I really doubt that is even possible, escpecially with a tech giant like Microsoft.

[GoPanthers999]

Plenty to play offline and some new Wii U games on the way.

[ScaryMonkey]

Go for it, I dare you.

[user78405]

i can't wait for the look on Xbox fanboys so they shut their mouths right were they wanted to be at....

#GOP and #LizardSquad should work together of bringing this entire company down on their knees...Microsoft is so stupid that adobe backdoor made it happen, thank you flash player..it work on any Windows PC Only during the tests on SONY servers, i wonder what would happen on entire xbox live server and Microsoft site.....????

[FPS_D3TH]

I can't wait til you graduate grade 3 English...

[BABY-JEDI]

Won't Liizard Squad (dumb name) be sitting @ their family tables stuffing themselves with Turkey & playing with Christmas crackers just like everybody else, while listening to the queens speech?

[urwifeminder]

Awesome I love xbox and I want this to happen no actually I want the world hacked and taken offline.

[tweet75]

xbox one will be ok without xbox live. No downloading games , no updating games and people can only play physical copies of games. No system updates or game updates. It will be like the old days of gaming. Great games can still be made and played just fine. Lizard squad needs to realize even if they take it down for good xbox one will be fine.

[Audiggity]

No... haha, MS would have to refund everyone millions of dollars and anyone who likes MP gaming would buy a PS4.

It would not be fine. :o)

Updates are not a bad thing. They make improvements to complex games/systems. They are not forgotten mistakes fixed in the future, they are undiscovered issues/improvements that allow things to evolve.

People that think game updates and patches, and system updates and patches, are a bad thing?! Are pretty short-sighted individuals.

[FPS_D3TH]

Arrest and execute these trolls. Should set a solid example for any twats trying to follow suit.

[trouble_bubble]

nerds, I swear

[ibrake4naps]

So why do these guys hate gamers??

[SegaGamer]

Probably because their own lives suck.

[DA_SHREDDER]

i will straight up sell my shit

[Enigma_2099]

I want this to happen.I want them to do it. Know why?

This is Microsoft... MICROSOFT. They have money... LOTS of money. That can be used to do things. Like pay for legal action, which includes tracking you little s**** down. And I will support them in whatever they do in retaliation against you. Because there is no rhyme or reasoning behind your doing this other than to piss people off because you didn't get enough attention as a child.

[copperstill1]

Whats the point of this? If they don't like the xbox or Microsoft then don't buy their products. Leave things alone and let people make their own choice and enjoy the products the bought with their own money. I personally have a PS4 but I think the people who have the Xbox have the right to enjoy it.

[shysun]

I hate those assholes!

[waverebel417]

"This city needs a hero" -- Aiden Pierce

[OC_MurphysLaw]

LOL....OK

[IceKoldKilla]

Let's see if it's true. I hope not for Xbox gamers' sake. Why is it they want to though? I remember Anonymous did it with PlayStation Network and later got shit for not thinking it through. Their reason was to attack such a huge corporation that made billions or some shit like that. Basically attacking the big dog. But they didn't think it though and affected us people, the consumers and the people they said they fought for and ultimately defend. A voice to the voiceless. At least they apogized and acknowledge it. Now these hackers wanna fuck MS and gamers? Fuck no! Get Anonymous to hack them! And reveal their info! Probably not smart unless they wanna start war and everyone gets revealed and arrested ending in a defeat for both LOL how funny would that be.

[once_a_jedi]

I don't even use Xbox live & it still pisses me off. They have no right to mess with people's lives. They always say they're targeting the companies,but it's the users that suffer.

[Horseheadinthebed]

I imagine both Sony and MS will have spoken to each other about this by now. I can't see anyone taking out an MS service for more than a couple of hours let alone permanently . I also would like to think that these jokers are close to being caught. Unless of course they are really good and can hide all of their online traceability.......

[maelstromb]

This group must be run by a bunch of 5 year olds... A. They plan to shutdown Xbox Live! "forever"?? -- C'mon. There's a reason why corporations have redundancies in place. B. Really? Out of ALL of the horrendous, money-grubbing corporations in existence -- Microsoft is your target?? Sure, ignore the atrocities carried out by the private para-military group Academi (formerly Blackwater) or Halliburton (facilitators of the steady destruction of Earth) or Sallie Mae (masters of debt rape), or the banks on Wall St. who so cavalierly caused the near collapse of world economies from 2008 until now, etc., just to name a few off the top of my head. But, I mean REALLY?! What a bunch of ignorant a**holes...

[WitWolfy]

Wanna be a troll?? Just DDoS every thing to SHIT!!!

[voodoogts]

At least the service wont be down for a month like PSN. Remember when that happened? I was so upset!

[xTheMercenary_]

The title should actually state "The lizard squad will be crowned virgins forever after they attempt to take down Microsoft's servers forever on christmas day" that seems about right??

[hkgamer]

do people pay these guys money?

are these guys just randomly claiming that previous atks were done by them? can they really take out xbl forever?

i barely do anything vicious to other people so i would never understand the mentaility behind this.

[coreyweb]

Only the worst people in society would enjoy taking away other people's fun. Seriously. What kind of a jackass do you have to be to do crap like this? Lizard squad? Really? More like a bunch of lame children.

[SynestheticRoar]

Serious forever ever.

[Ulf]

You'd think an actual, capable group would do something like save the world from terrorism, rather than try to be terrorists.

One way you earn respect, and the other you earn hatred. Not a hard choice, unless you're a religious zealot or somesuch, I suppose.

[KirbysDump]

When they find you, you will go to prison, forever

[andron]

These bozos can find something better to do than make life miserable for gamers...

[Many-hat5]

While I'm sure there are talented people out there more than capable of carrying out these threats, I'm just clueless as to why! I remember way back before viruses,worms or malware even existed as we know them today. Hacking or cracking or whatever term you wish to use, was largely the preserve of gifted coders and programmers.Their main goal was notoriety and respect from their peers. Today, most attacks of this kind bring nothing but resentment and frustration from millions of ordinary people. Sure, they may still gain some kudos and perverse admiration from similar mal-adjusted individuals or groups, but overwhelmingly their actions are not supported. My motto -You don't always have to make a noise to get noticed. Lets play nice on xbox live !

[Ch1d0r1]

So i guess thr idea is to hack MS while they load back up servers for all the anticipated traffic. New accounts will be made, lots of downloads will happen. I guess thats a good way to figure out other ms servers ips. Well xmas is gonna suck for all those new xbone owners. And for all the current ones too, but dont worry, the worst thing that can happen is a simple password change, and you guys might even get 2 free games as an apology from MS.

[Ratty]

Good luck with that xD

[Akira2020]

Well, at least I'll save $59 next time I have to renew services.

[LordErmine52]

If they want a fight they've got one. For challenging MS is no easy thing and is no doubt going to result in their own downfall even if they succeed. Let us not focus on the past but rather focus on bringing Lizard Squad to justice. If it were up to me I would rip them limb from limb and display it to the public. Down with Lizard Squad!

[kenwonobi]

LOL! Doubtful to happen. Thats bad and unfortunate news for Xbox users to think their online is so unstable that a group can make such a claim though.

[V0iD]

Sooo... Lizard squad are planning to take down XBL? They don't realise the already have the FBI and anonymous after them. I wonder if they have put up measures to stop underweb grade malware from getting into their system.

[Lilkidge]

It probably a load of bullshit either way all it takes is for and IP address to slip in and then you can ping them and find them and destroy them. They say it's fair for this to happen what a bunch of dickheads either way Microsoft Is one of the richest company's of the world so they will me able to fix this within a day