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PSN is down: Guess who’s claiming responsibility?

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Right now, the majority of US servers for Sony’s PlayStation network seem to be down. Many users are currently reporting being unable to log in to the service, being hit instead with error codes. As with last week’s Xbox Live outage, a familiar group is claiming responsibility.

Sony is aware of the issues users are having, and are currently working to resolve the outage.

The same bunch of DDoSing script kiddies, Lizard Squad, have claimed responsibility.

Lizard Squad is the jolly group of DDoSers who’ve been responsible for much of the online DDoS scripting that been going on lately, having brought down the PSN before, along with individual games like Grand Theft Auto 5, League of Legends and Destiny. After the Xbox attacks and the hacks on 2K games and PSN, Lizard Squad promised more. It looks like they’re delivering on those promises.

Remember though – don’t be too angry at Lizard Squad. Remember that they’re bringing these services down and causing all of this inconvenience, they’re doing it all for you.

Last Updated: December 8, 2014

48 Comments

  1. Quo Vadis?

    December 8, 2014 at 08:20

    WHY be the source of misery to so many that have done no harm? They should rather hack certain politicians bank accounts to repay for a certain homestead upgrade “that he didn’t ask for”. Now that to me would be fair.

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    • Hammersteyn

      December 8, 2014 at 08:26

      They should hack Eskom, but on second thought that would be redundant

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      • Wraith

        December 8, 2014 at 08:27

        Could only improve the situation really.

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      • Jonah Cash

        December 8, 2014 at 08:27

        Hacking Eskom…. Message pops up: Error 37…. The company is currently without power, please try again later….

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        • Hammersteyn

          December 8, 2014 at 08:28

          hahahaha

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        • Alien Emperor Trevor

          December 8, 2014 at 08:30

          They could just claim success, who’d know?

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          • Quo Vadis?

            December 8, 2014 at 08:47

            Yup, like Kim Yung Un who told the North Koreans they won the soccer world cup… twice! hahahahaha

        • Kromas, Guardian of Cenarius

          December 8, 2014 at 09:51

          You can’t hack eskom cause your pc has no power to start off with. 🙂

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      • Quo Vadis?

        December 8, 2014 at 08:46

        why hack a bankrupt organization? It would be like hacking the SPCA. Except only one of the two does any good, or at least, tries to 😉

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  2. Jonah Cash

    December 8, 2014 at 08:22

    Someone really need to find them and give them all a PK….. They won’t do it again!!

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  3. RinceThis

    December 8, 2014 at 08:23

    Bunch of twats.

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    • Dutch Matrix

      December 8, 2014 at 08:44

      But wot about the obvious: Just how secure is the PSN if it can be easily hacked like that? Login details, credit card details? On one hand, Sony is telling you “Were Secure!” yet stuff like this happens?

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      • Alien Emperor Trevor

        December 8, 2014 at 08:49

        They haven’t hacked into it, they’re denying anyone from logging into it.

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  4. Admiral Chief BellatorMachina

    December 8, 2014 at 08:25

    WHY, just WHY?

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  5. Hammersteyn

    December 8, 2014 at 08:25

    I don’t believe it’s them, They always claim responsibility after a service goes down. They did however promise that XBOX Live will go down on Christmas the first time ever they announced an attack in advance. So only it that happens will I be convinced.

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    • Admiral Chief BellatorMachina

      December 8, 2014 at 08:26

      They are probably also claiming responsibility for load shedding
      *spits*

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  6. Alien Emperor Trevor

    December 8, 2014 at 08:27

    What a bunch of consumer-protecting heroes*(1)! If it wasn’t for them we wouldn’t be getting the security we so desperately need*(2) .

    (1) Delusion morons
    (2) Literally. It’s because of lizard people like them.

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  7. Ceyber, Slayer of Trolls

    December 8, 2014 at 08:28

    I’ve seen the Sony hack being attributed to a group named Guardians of Peace, but now it’s Lizard Squad…

    Is Sony Pictures separate from PSN? Or does this mean they got hacked twice?

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    • Hammersteyn

      December 8, 2014 at 08:30

      Guardians of Peace? Silliest name ever

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      • Admiral Chief BellatorMachina

        December 8, 2014 at 08:33

        Fornicators for Virginity?

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      • HairyEwok

        December 8, 2014 at 08:34

        Guardians of the Galaxy was already taken and trademarked. Wouldn’t want to mess with trademarks now nope, that would be baaaaad.

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      • Ceyber, Slayer of Trolls

        December 8, 2014 at 08:51

        True.
        I’m gonna take a guess and say that it’s a lost in translation type thing. These guys don’t speak English as a first language. Obviously, judging by their pointless actions, they live their lives guided by ideologies… so they pick the loftiest, most noble (in their mind at least) english words they can find, completely unaware of how it’s seen as “cheesy” by people like you and me.

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    • Alien Emperor Trevor

      December 8, 2014 at 08:31

      It’s separate. The Sony Pictures hack is a much bigger deal than this childish nonsense.

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      • Ceyber, Slayer of Trolls

        December 8, 2014 at 08:45

        I see, makes sense now.

        You see North Korea’s reaction to being blamed for the SP hack?
        “Yeah… that wasn’t us. Still pretty funny though.”

        Might as well have added a trollolol at the end.

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  8. HairyEwok

    December 8, 2014 at 08:32

    So tell me again how is this beneficial to me? I must have missed this benefit by ohhh i don’t 2 GALACTIC SYSTEMS.

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  9. WitWolfy

    December 8, 2014 at 08:39

    I only had enough time to log into the PSN store to download my 2 free games. Guess what, its offline again… SoB.. I hope they burn…

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  10. RinceThis

    December 8, 2014 at 08:40

    This is what happens when daddy and mommy don’t give you enough attention.

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  11. JHN

    December 8, 2014 at 08:47

    These guys really are annoying the shit out of me, not just them but all these freedom fighters! we want equality so we brought down PSN…. wait what?

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  12. I'm really feeling it! (Umar)

    December 8, 2014 at 08:48

  13. Brady miaau

    December 8, 2014 at 08:49

    Ever read about what motivates a terrorist group? They also believe what they do is for the greater good

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  14. Ross Woofels Mason

    December 8, 2014 at 08:50

    You know, usually I hate these twats but I find it hard to be angry at people who a picture of an Iguna in a santa hat with a pipe as their avatar =p

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  15. WitWolfy

    December 8, 2014 at 08:54

  16. fred

    December 8, 2014 at 09:01

    Well it seems like Sony network security is not what it should be …. for a high tech company that is quite pathetic.

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    • Hammersteyn

      December 8, 2014 at 09:05

      And XBOX Live isn’t?

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      • Sir GIF Sexy

        December 8, 2014 at 10:59

        Fucking lowercase fred.

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  17. Reid

    December 8, 2014 at 09:02

    “Lizard Squad is the jolly group of Doosers who’ve been responsible for much of the online Doos scripting that been going on lately”
    That’s how it’s supposed to be.

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  18. Rags

    December 8, 2014 at 09:08

    This is starting to become a thing: “they are doing it for you”. Are they? Did they say that this is their intentions? Many I’ve followed simply do it for ‘the lulz’. They don’t give a shit about us and never claimed to.

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  19. Raptor Rants A Lot

    December 8, 2014 at 09:25

    The lizzard squad is like the Team Rocket of the digital world

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    • ToshZA

      December 8, 2014 at 09:28

      Only, no teenage boy will perv over them. #justsaying

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      • Raptor Rants A Lot

        December 8, 2014 at 09:30

        Teenage boys perved over Jessie, James and Meowth? Ewwwwwwwwwwww

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        • ToshZA

          December 8, 2014 at 09:38

          That hair, and those wiley charms. Who could resist? 😛

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  20. Sir GIF Sexy

    December 8, 2014 at 09:43

    Where are them Iguana balls? #SaveOurReptballs

    Reply

  21. Sageville

    December 8, 2014 at 10:41

    Why?

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  22. Guest

    December 8, 2014 at 13:26

    Current status of Psn gamers..

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  23. vicky john

    December 8, 2014 at 13:31

    He he 🙂

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  24. Norm (@e3zype3zy)

    December 8, 2014 at 15:03

    Guess they hacked Eskom this weekend too.

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