Hacker Group Lizard Squad Says it Will Shut Down Xbox Live “Forever” on Christmas

Amid all the battle for dominating the eighth generation of gaming, it
looks like Both Sony and Microsoft have a serious threat that is
affecting the market image of both the companies. Both the gaming
giants, among few other major video game developers, are being acutely
targeted by a hacker collective most widely known as Lizard Squad.
The group only rose to notoriety after some DDoS attacks on the
PlayStation Network and Xbox Live, but has since been giving a hard time
to a few gaming giants by taking down their servers, and now the group
has announced that they will shut the Xbox Live down forever on this
Christmas.

Lizard Squad: We Will Tap Into Microsoft and Shut Down Xbox Live “Forever” on This Christmas

It has been more than a month since hacktivist group, Lizard Squad,
started making headlines for disrupting normal online multiplayer gaming
connections and taking down PlayStation Network and Xbox Live as well
as online servers belonging to some of the other major video game
publishers. The group went as far as tweeting out a bomb threat to a
Sony executive’s American Airlines flight that was then grounded by the
FBI, which has now launched a nationwide hunt for the group. However, it
looks like that isn’t at all stopping the hacker group from harassing
the gaming world further.

After knocking two of the most important online multiplayer services
known as PlayStation Network and Xbox Live, along with other major video
game servers offline several times by distributed denial-of-service
(DDoS) attacks, Lizard Squad seems to be planning something big for the
near future. The notorious hacker group had been teasing something that
they’re planning to do on this Christmas, and now it has announced
that the hacker team will tap into Microsoft’s servers and cripple the
Xbox Live to the point where it will become unstable and will be shut
down forever.

It is difficult to say if that could actually happen, as taking down
Xbox Live for forever seems beyond the bounds of possibility. But
looking at their track record, it is clear that Lizard Squad will
continue knocking Microsoft’s servers offline and harassing gamers until
the Redmond-based company takes serious action and develops a permanent
restriction against the attacks. Best thing to do right now is to
remove any vital information, such as credit card details, tied to your
Xbox Live account and hope that Sony, Microsoft and other gaming giants
come up with a firm firewall to prevent attacks.

What do you think about Lizard Squad taking down the entire Xbox Live
for forever on this Christmas? Share your thoughts in the comments
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