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Blizzard currently being DDOS'D by Lizard Squad

As of right now Blizzard Entertainment appears to be under a DDOS attack by Lizard Squad, a group of hackers who have successfully taken down a multitude of other large 'targets' before.Players first…

April 14, 2016 | 12:58 EDT

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Lizard Squad Wars on Daybreak Games

The feud between Lizard Squad and president of Daybreak Games John Smedley has turned into a full on war. Lizard Squad appears to have doxxed a Senior Engineer with Daybreak Games, Thomas Schenck, on…

July 11, 2015 | 09:42 EDT

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Lizard Squad Brought Down Daybreak Games

The hacking group Lizard Squad brought down Daybreak Games last night. The attack is in retaliation for some comments Daybreak Games president John Smedley made on Twitter in reaction to the…

July 10, 2015 | 09:12 EDT

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Lizard Squad member pleads guilty to swatting

A seventeen year old member of the hacker collective Lizard Squad has plead guilty to 23 accounts of swatting. Swatting, the act of calling the police with a false claim that an emergency situation…

May 24, 2015 | 10:40 EDT

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**Update** Facebook and Instagram were down seemingly worldwide

Since about 1:10am EST, Facebook and Instagram were down potentially globally. The sites have since been restored at least for some users. A massive influx of reports of Facebook and Instagram being…

January 27, 2015 | 03:23 EST

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Lizard Squad hacks Malaysian Airlines

Malaysian Airlines official website was hacked earlier today.  The attacked changed the webpage's wallpaper to a picture of single Malaysian Airlines plane, with the words '404 - Plane not found', a…

January 27, 2015 | 12:41 EST

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Lizard Squad explain their reasons behind PSN and Xbox Live attacks

As the majority of you probably know, this has been a very sad Christmas for PSN and Xbox Live users. A coordinated DDoS attack brought down both services, leaving many people incapable of enjoying…

December 27, 2014 | 11:46 EST

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Lizard Squad attacks EA, Panics Swedish Agency

Lizard Squad was at it again yesterday, attacking Electronic Arts and causing some unexpected spill over in Sweden. Lizard Squad has been attacking gaming company's that rely on internet lately, and…

December 11, 2014 | 04:55 EST

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PSN Down, Hacker Group Lizard Squad Takes Credit

For those of you coming here because you can no longer sign into your PSN Account, I am here with answers. During the Playstation Experience today, the notorious hacker group Lizard Squad gloated on…

December 7, 2014 | 09:54 EST

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Minecraft US Launch Temporarily Knocks PSN Offline

Sony's PlayStation Network was down earlier this afternoon following the US release of the popular open-ended building game, Minecraft. This afternoon, around 1PM CDT, eager PlayStation 4…

September 5, 2014 | 01:29 EDT