By AFP on December 26, 2014
The online gaming networks for Sony's PlayStation and Microsoft's Xbox consoles -- hot.gifts this Christmas -- went dark in what hackers said was a coordinated attack.
The disruption started Christmas Day and went into Friday, PlayStation and Xbox said on their Twitter feeds, adding that they were working to restore service.
A subsequent message posted to the Xbox status page early Friday upgraded service to "limited" -- a sign that support teams were making inroads in fixing the problem.
A new Twitter user going by the name "Lizard Squad" took credit for the disruption, claiming it had the "nation on strings."
The name is the same used by a group of hackers that has targeted Sony in the past, though it was not possible to verify the Twitter account's authenticity. The account did not return request for comment and only became active Wednesday.
Sony this month was hit by a sophisticated hacking attack that stole massive amounts of data from its servers. The US has blamed North Korea for the attack, with the hermit state seen as furious at the release of a Sony movie comedy, "The Interview", which parodies leader Kim Jong-Un.full article
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