"We hate the very people who usually support us." LizardSquad Delivers Xmas Coal

[Andrew Turner]

Wow. Attacking Xbox Live and PSN have no real effect on the money these companies make--I'll use my PS Wallet to buy stuff in a few days, when these cybertards get bored or get caught.

So, why attack the networks and ruin xmas gaming fun for so many of the very same people who would normally cheer (silently or otherwise) the hacker community? Why alienate your fan base?

Absolutely ridiculous.

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[Rynjin]

There are people who cheer on these f$+*wits?

[Zhangar]

Unfortunately, yes.

Edit: These are the same sort of asses who launch DDoS attacks on Blizzard every time Blizzard puts out a major release.

Probably a different actual group, but they're cut from the same stupid and excessively belligerent cloth.

[Irontruth]

Technologically speaking, these attacks are relatively simple. It's rare that it requires more than one person to pull this off and the overall know-how required is relatively low.

It's the equivalent of shouting really loud so no one else can talk.

Why they do it? No idea. Profiling that psychology is dumb luck. Overall though, it's basically just a simplistic power move that usually only lasts a couple hours. The primary notable thing about this attack is that it's lasted for 48 hours, on and off.

[MagusJanus]

I see I may have to call in a favor I did not want to call in.

This will be done soon enough.

[LazarX]

Zhangar wrote:

Unfortunately, yes.

Edit: These are the same sort of asses who launch DDoS attacks on Blizzard every time Blizzard puts out a major release.

Probably a different actual group, but they're cut from the same stupid and excessively belligerent cloth.

Actually DDOS attacks on Blizzard are pretty much part of the daily routine at this point. Blizzard just happens to defend against them most of the time with good success.