CANBERRA: Microsoft’s Xbox Live and Sony’s PlayStation Network were hit by connection failures on Christmas Day when gamers were likely to be enjoying their gifts . Hackers Lizard Squad have claimed responsibility for the attack. The group, which took credit for an attack on Sony earlier this year, said on its Twitter account that it was behind the incidents. The group said it would “stop hitting” the services if users called attention to the hack by retweeting its statements.
The latest incident is an annoyance for Sony compared with the attack on its TV and film unit last month. A different group called Guardians of Peace claimed responsibility for hacking into Sony Pictures Entertainment servers, destroying data, exposing Hollywood secrets, and forcing the movie studio to cancel the nationwide theater release of “The Interview.” Both groups had threatened further disruptions on Christmas Day.
PSN was difficult to sign into since yesterday morning Tokyo time… currently it is in an unstable status again,” Satoshi Nakajima, a spokesman for Sony’s games unit has said. “Whether this is related to the Sony Pictures Entertainment hack is still under investigation.”
