Online
game networks Xbox Live and Playstation Network remain down Friday after an
apparent hack attack.
The two
services were offline much of Christmas Day in an apparent denial of service
attack, USA Today reported.
Sony's
PlayStation Twitter account said the company was looking into the outages
Christmas morning, but the network still appeared down as of Friday morning.
Meanwhile,
Xbox Live is still reporting "limited"
service across its network as well.
A group
called Lizard Squad is taking credit for the takedown, the paper reported. The
group had previously claimed credit for the attacks on the PlayStation Network
and online games World of Warcraft and League of Legends back in August.
The PlayStation
network problem is the most recent holiday headache for Sony, which was the
target of a massive hacking attack in recent weeks in apparent retribution for
its release of the comedy "The Interview." The company briefly
canceled the Christmas Day release of the film, the plot of which centers
around the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, but has since made
it available in limited theatrical release and home video streaming after
criticism.
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