Xbox Live Down Periodically Last Night thanks to Hackers

Last night, Xbox Live users were having a hard time attempting to connect online. Xbox Support was not claiming to be down, but many users were having a hard time getting things connected. Apparently, a big hacking group was behind the whole situation, and have also been behind the issues that PSN and Destiny faced earlier. The group goes by the Twitter handle of Lizard Squad, and their number one goal is to take down the online features of some of the biggest video game companies.

How low. Why someone gets excited about doing something like this is beyond me. Lizard Squad is claiming this is only a precorsor to something bigger at Christmas.

https://twitter.com/LizardPatrol/status/539592073452998659

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Here is what Destiny and Grand Theft Auto 5 ha to deal with previously:

https://twitter.com/LizardPatrol/status/536407388606447616

https://twitter.com/LizardPatrol/status/536368852008202240

Why a company would enjoy doing this, again, is beyond me. But Lizard Squad is claiming responsibility for the online issues with a number of different games and companies. One can only wonder when Xbox and Sony will figure out the loopholes in their systems, or when the members of Lizard Squad will get caught. The Lizard Squad themselves are feeling pretty safe:

https://twitter.com/LizardPatrol/status/536633313361141760

We will follow up on this story as the Lizard Squad continues to hit other major gaming companies.