Yes it is mainly the uninformed. What I was getting at is in many years time people in countries that have had computers will be more educated about them. Obviously at this moment in time we have the older generation of people that didn't grow up around computers. But as time goes on more and more people will grow up being around a computer so will understand them more. The same will happen to countries that are becoming developed, so the pattern will repeat. I was talking about the very long term.
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Phantom Squad threatens to take down PSN and Xbox Live this Christmas
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Yes it is mainly the uninformed. What I was getting at is in many years time people in countries that have had computers will be more educated about them. Obviously at this moment in time we have the older generation of people that didn't grow up around computers. But as time goes on more and more people will grow up being around a computer so will understand them more. The same will happen to countries that are becoming developed, so the pattern will repeat. I was talking about the very long term.
Collateral22
Member
Everything smooth on both consoles here.
Captain Tuttle
Member
They're still marvelling over the fact that Santa Claus actually ate the cookies and drank the milk that Mom and Dad put out for him.
Give it time
Norwegian_Imposter
Member
I'm living my Christmas Day through you guys as I'm at a family members who's internet is so slow it's backwards so can't remote play 
They sure sound like 12 year olds
But only at Christmas because we want to teach the people hoping to enjoy their presents that MS and Sony need to upgrade their cyber security. Wait, what?
Collateral22
Member
I suppose they are waiting to see if they can hit their RT goal they set!
Yep, the only upside of this.
Chezzymann
Member
You have to be a special kind of stupid to do something like this
IdreamofHIME
Member
What security? All they're doing is overloading a server. This ain't hacking and it doesn't effect security.
This is TP'ing a house, not breaking into the house and showing the place needs a burglar alarm
Baldwin_the_First
Member
Can't sign in to psn on PS4. (Montreal Quebec Canada)
None of them got a significant punishment, it literally sent a message that they are untouchable.
Its why you don't treat kids that had malicious intent as kids . They knew exactly what they were doing it and for the reasons.
breakfuss
Member
If DJ Khaled can figure it out Sony and MS have no excuses
lmao god he's so lame
Head.spawn
Junior Member
Shit is smoother today than it has been for the past week... zero major issues all week.
N7Commander95
Member
You ain't smart
30yearsofhurt
Member
If DJ Khaled can figure it out Sony and MS have no excuses
LMAO
bless up son
iRAWRasaurus
Banned
Might be unrelated but How's steam for everyone? Can't load up the store page.
Are you implying that their ideas are juvenile and half baked?
justgames7604
Member
Ps4, working, it's sometimes painfully slow. But a lot of new ps4s are being hooked up and started I guess. Xbox is normal to me, but I'm just using Netflix on it so yeah.
Yeah as another said, gotta be the influx of ps4s slowing it down. I can't see this as a consequence of an attack.
Yeah as another said, gotta be the influx of ps4s slowing it down. I can't see this as a consequence of an attack.
legacyzero
Banned
I think its much less about that, and more about being an asshole. Same as Lizard Squad.
You played yourself...
Moon_frogger
Member
I've been saying this for years, it's just kids taking credit for increased traffic on christmas day
I hate the media in things like this. Even tech media that should know better still write terrible articles. Yup let's attribute slow networks to ddos attack instead of the more logical conclusion that it's Christmas and a fuck ton of consoles are going online at once, possibly to get system or game updates or just buy more games. It's a shit show with people that should know better and try to educate the masses. And it's not hacking if you buy an hour of a botnet, nothing is getting hacked and even that wouldn't be the right term, use cracking for security breaches
hardcastlemccormick
Banned
Too logical for the tech press to handle.
Next headline, "Do we need cyber police to handle phantom squad?"
JigglesBunny
Banned
Last year was a legitimate DDOS attack that crippled the services.
This year, the services are down/overloaded because of the traffic increases and any claims of an "attack" are most likely just kids pretending to have done something.
But the fact is that I'm playing BO3 on my PS4 comfortably, and no 12 year old kid did a damn thing to these servers. He's too busy playing with his new iPhone.
This year, the services are down/overloaded because of the traffic increases and any claims of an "attack" are most likely just kids pretending to have done something.
But the fact is that I'm playing BO3 on my PS4 comfortably, and no 12 year old kid did a damn thing to these servers. He's too busy playing with his new iPhone.
Moon_frogger
Member
steam is slow. I"m still buying and downloading. is it completely off line for you?
Pjsprojects
Member
Steam app only displaying part of the store page but working fine on pc.
UK.
UK.
Working fine here ! NYC
This is probably the best way to explain the situation. They're not hackers, or heroes, or whatever they want to be called.
Chezzymann
Member
I cant sign in to PS+ and the forgot your password system isnt sending me an email, super frustrating, is it because of this?
SuperSonic1305
Member
Steam is painfully slow right now.
fluffydelusions
Member
Works here in NJ
Chezzymann
Member
Well then why isnt anything working?
A lot of people are signing in for the first time to set up their accounts or playing their new games? Now if this is something that happens all day then we might have a problem but remember a legitimate server overload can happen
bless up, bless up.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
X-band is down
Evoker1995
Member
I don't think that they have anything to do with this. The slowdown is due to new traffic and nothing else.
These guys are just begging for attention by trying to take the blame for slowdown/outages.
These guys are just begging for attention by trying to take the blame for slowdown/outages.
JimmyJones
Banned
Yup. I can't get the steam store to load.
They sure sound like 12 year olds
please RT me so I can get attention! if you dont RT me, you better watch out!!!
edit: lol theyre taking down elder scrolls online? hahahahahahaha.. youre probably doing everyone a favor by keeping them away from that game. it truly is a christmas miracle.