FBI Allegedly Investigating Lizard Squad Member Over Xbox Live, PSN Attacks

Posted by samzenpus on Monday December 29, 2014 @04:08AM from the who's-to-blame dept.

blottsie writes The FBI is actively investigating a member of the hacker collective that claimed responsibility for recent high-profile cyberattacks on Microsoft and Sony properties, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the investigation and the attacks. A member of the Lizard Squad hacking group, who goes by the alias "ryanc" or Ryan, allegedly garnered the attention of a special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation after speaking with the media about Lizard Squad's Christmas-day attacks on Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network.

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Hacker Group? by CimmerianX · 2014-12-29 04:12 · Score: 5, Informative

You mean "script kiddies" who are desperate for attention.
1. Re:Hacker Group? by Himmy32 · 2014-12-29 05:05 · Score: 4, Informative
  
  Nearly everyone is vulnerable to DDoS attacks, as long as your attacker has more bandwidth than you do. They've done nobody any favors.