While both XBox Live and Playstation Network remain offline, the hackers who have claimed responsibility for it say that they have stopped attacking the networks.
As we previously reported, just as many families were setting up their new XBox One or Playstation 4, the online networks for both consoles went down. A hacker group called Lizard Squad was believed to be responsible, since they had been threatening to do something big on Christmas Day.
According to Entertainment Weekly, Lizard Squad has tweeted that they stopped attacking the networks. “Attacks were stopped around 2 hours ago, the current downtime is just the aftermath,” they tweeted.
Attacks were stopped around 2 hours ago, the current downtime is just the aftermath.
— Lizard Squad (@LizardMafia) December 26, 2014
Meanwhile, the networks remain down and support staff for XBox Live and PSN have said that they are working to fix the issue.
We’re working hard to respond to all of your Tweets. If you still need a hand and we missed you, hit us up. ^ZE
— Xbox Support (1-5) (@XboxSupport) December 26, 2014
Our engineers are continuing to work hard to resolve the network issues users have experienced today. Thanks for your continued patience!
— Ask PlayStation (@AskPlayStation) December 26, 2014
Lizard Squad gave hints that they were going to attack the networks on Christmas Day. They have also said they are responsible for other outages during the month.
While the attack did hit a Sony network, it isn’t believed to be linked to the attack on Sony Pictures over its The Interview movie.
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