The online group who threatened to take down both the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live, Phantom Squad, look to have stayed true to their commitment not to interfere during the holiday season. They posted this message on Twitter earlier in December,
Corrections and Clarifications: A previous version of this story inadvertently referred to the group claiming responsibility for the PSN hacker attack last Christmas as Liquid Squad rather than Lizard Squad. NEW YORK —Black Friday has turned into
The group then claimed it could take down both Xbox Live and Playstation Network for a week over Christmas. The attack, known as a distributed denial of service (DDoS), floods web servers or websites with massive amounts of data. In a series of posts
People trying to create new PlayStation Network accounts this Christmas are running into a significant digital roadblock which is keeping people from effectively using their new PlayStation 4s. Sony is currently failing to immediately send verification
VideoGame Many video game users reported problems with Steam and PlayStation network Christmas Day. Above, a gamer holds a Microsoft Xbox controller at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, June 17, 2015. Photo: Reuters/Lucy Nicholson.