The notorious hacker group “Lizard Squad” claimed responsibility for taking down PlayStation Network and Xbox Live services. The group intentionally overloaded servers by sending a flood of bogus web traffic, which made logging into the networks difficult for most users. The activist group Anonymous has leaked the personal details of one of the group’s alleged members, warning the hacker collective to “stand down” and stop attacking Tor. Anonymous said in a tweet that they’ll not stop attacks against Lizard Squad, but a member of Lizard Squad has claimed that they are fake.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2014/12/Lizard-Squad-Xbox-playstation.html