http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-25/xbox-playstation-internet-networks-experiencing-login-issues.html
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)’s Xbox Live and Sony Corp. (6758)’s PlayStation Network, Internet services that video gamers use to play online, were hit by connection failures on Christmas Day, with the hackers Lizard Squad claiming responsibility.
The group, which took credit for an attack on Sony earlier this year, said on its Twitter account that it was behind the incidents. The group said it would “stop hitting” the services if users called attention to the hack by retweeting its statements.
The latest incident is an annoyance for Sony compared with the attack on its TV and film unit last month. A different group called Guardians of Peace claimed responsibility for hacking into Sony Pictures Entertainment servers, destroying data, exposing Hollywood secrets, and forcing the movie studio to cancel the nationwide theater release of “The Interview.” Both groups had threatened further disruptions on Christmas Day.
“It’s not yet clear whether it’s just an outage of the PlayStation Network or if some personal data has been stolen too,” said Hideki Yasuda, a Tokyo-based analyst at Ace Research Institute. “From investors’ point of view, a data leak won’t bankrupt the company.”
Sony shares fell 0.7 percent to 2,539 yen as of the 11:30 a.m. trading break in Tokyo, compared with a 0.1 percent advance in Japan’s benchmark Topix (TPX) index.
Game Over
Users can now play games and download music and videos from Xbox Live, after earlier having difficulty signing into their online accounts, according to the service’s website as of 6:45 p.m. U.S. West Coast time.
Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox Live and Sony Corp.’s PlayStation Network, the Internet services video gamers use to play online, were hit by connection failures on Christmas Day, with the hackers Lizard Squad claiming responsibility.
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