USA TODAY – If all you want for Christmas is some online video gaming, you may feel like you got coal in your stocking.
Online game networks Xbox Live and PlayStation Network were knocked offline much of Christmas Day in an apparent DDos (distributed denial of service) attack.
Claiming responsibility for the takedown: a group called Lizard Squad, which previously said it was behind attacks in August on the PlayStation Network and online gamesWorld of Warcraft and League of Legends.
Both networks were still having problems Friday morning. The network status Web page for Xbox Live showed service as being “up and running,” while PSN was still officially offline.
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