RE: Xbox and Playstation Hack
Lizard Squad spoke to WinBeta on Thursday via an encrypted connection, asking the group about their motivations and methodology. Here’s what they learned:
Taking down PlayStation Network and Xbox Live started “for the laughs,” but eventually they found a cause to rally behind: Forcing these companies to upgrade the security on their networks.
Lizard Squad chose Christmas Eve and Christmas Day because they believed “it would anger and reach the largest amount of people.”
The gang considered taking down Nintendo’s online service, but did not, for no particular reason given.
When asked if the group would consider addressing other targets, Lizard Squad said they “could take down NASDAQ if they wanted to damage the economy,” but said that’s not their goal.
The easier game network to take down was Microsoft’s Xbox Live. Sony had apparently upgraded its security recently, which took “a bit of time to work around,” but Microsoft had “almost nothing” in terms of security.
Lizard Squad offered no timeframe as to when these attacks would stop: They said they’ll continue until the companies “learned from their security issues.”
