after ‘k0′ servers sony and microsoft
Milan December 26, 2014-14: 53
How much does it block the attacks, the day DiNatale, have knocked the Sony and Microsoft servers, preventing play multiplayer titles and console found under the tree? $ 99. This, in fact, is the value of the voucher donated by Kim Dotcom, owner of Mega, members Lizard Squad, the self-proclaimed group responsible for the attacks. Let us summarize: Lizard Squad, the team now specializes in server attacks the games industry, that is, those big computers that run multiplayer mode and online stores, December 25 delivers two simultaneous attacks systems from Sony and Microsoft, ie Playstation Network and Xbox Live. While the former has already been targeted in the length and breadth in the previous months, the second suffered only modest attacks, probably to take measures to its protection technologies.
Hard to block attacks so structured
In both cases, these attacks DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service): it generates an impressive number of connections to servers, to clog up all system resources, making them unusable. A little ‘as if an unmanageable amount of gamers were linked together, or, if you prefer, as if all cars Italian decide to pour into a single highway, intasandola. Much worse of August, in fact. Block an attack of this kind, if well orchestrated as in this case, it is difficult, therefore, often have to wait to be the same responsible to stop, on the basis of a clear choice or the exhaustion of available resources (perform a DDoS of these proportions have high costs). But in the attack yesterday came into play Kim Dotcom.
money to appease hackers
German, born Kim Schmitz, is an entrepreneur unpopular industries that speculate on copyright, in particular film-making, and creator of the now defunct Megaupload. A service widely used for online piracy, much to cost the German legal charges for several tens of millions of dollars, which is still awaiting trial. Meanwhile, closed Megaupload, Dotcom in 2013 launched Mega, his successor: another system of uploading and downloading files, very efficient and safe, available in a free version and a more complete edition for a fee. It was precisely the latter currency trading offered by Kim Dotcom to get the hang of the attack, and get them back online matches of which he is passionate. As we read of your Twitter German, with an exchange of private messages occurred with Lizard Squad, Schmitz has bartered blocking of hostilities with some voucher worth $ 99, which give the right to annual subscriptions from 500 GB to the service. With an additio nal offer: if Lizard Squad let stand servers Sony and Microsoft, the subscription will last a lifetime. Otherwise, it will cease, instantaneously, the next attack. The team of black hat hackers (those that use hacking for profit or malicious hackers to distinguish “good”) has accepted the deal, ending the attack. At least for now. At the time of this writing, the operation of Xbox Live has been restored, while Sony is still working to rearrange the Playstation Network.
“No political connotation”
In view of the dynamics of this story, it seems difficult to tie the attacks Christmas exit of “The Interview”, film much discussed, that November 24 had unleashed the wrath of the Guardians of Peace, another group of hackers. Above all, could put these sensational attacks under a light a little ‘different: the share for profit, or simple challenges, rather than demonstrative, far from political connotations that many have wanted to see us. Kim Dotcom has shown that it is a hypothesis so remote.
December 26, 2014 | 14:53
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