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A Q&A with the hackers who say they helped break into Sony’s network
Source: Washington Post
A Q&A with the hackers who say they helped break into Sony’s network
By Brian Fung December 29
Lizard Squad. That's the hacker group whose name is suddenly on everyone's lips after it took credit for ruining Christmas for PlayStation and Xbox gamers everywhere.
But in an unusual interview Friday, a self-proclaimed member of the "cyberterrorist" group said Lizard Squad also played a role in the massive attack against Sony Pictures Entertainment. A person identifying himself as a Lizard Squad administrator said the group provided a number of Sony employee logins to Guardians of Peace, the organization that allegedly broke into Sony's network and prompted the film studio to initially withdraw "The Interview" from theaters.
If true, it would be the first open acknowledgement by a Lizard Squad member that the group was involved in the Sony attack. The administrator also conceded that the group went too far in August, when it tweeted a bomb threat to American Airlines, prompting the midflight diversion of a jet carrying Sony executive John Smedley by F-16 fighters. He also shed more light on the group's membership, saying most are based in the European Union and eastern Europe and therefore aren't too worried about FBI investigations into Lizard Squad.
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By Brian Fung December 29
Lizard Squad. That's the hacker group whose name is suddenly on everyone's lips after it took credit for ruining Christmas for PlayStation and Xbox gamers everywhere.
But in an unusual interview Friday, a self-proclaimed member of the "cyberterrorist" group said Lizard Squad also played a role in the massive attack against Sony Pictures Entertainment. A person identifying himself as a Lizard Squad administrator said the group provided a number of Sony employee logins to Guardians of Peace, the organization that allegedly broke into Sony's network and prompted the film studio to initially withdraw "The Interview" from theaters.
If true, it would be the first open acknowledgement by a Lizard Squad member that the group was involved in the Sony attack. The administrator also conceded that the group went too far in August, when it tweeted a bomb threat to American Airlines, prompting the midflight diversion of a jet carrying Sony executive John Smedley by F-16 fighters. He also shed more light on the group's membership, saying most are based in the European Union and eastern Europe and therefore aren't too worried about FBI investigations into Lizard Squad.
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Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/pb/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/12/29/a-qa-with-the-hackers-who-say-they-helped-break-in-to-sonys-network/
Source: BBC
30 December 2014 Last updated at 11:33 GMT
Sony hackers 'shared' stolen employee login data
Data that helped hackers access Sony's internal network came from another group targeting the firm's gaming network, reports the Washington Post.
In an interview, a self-proclaimed Lizard Squad member said it had given stolen data to the Guardians of Peace.
The GoP has carried out several attacks on Sony in a bid to halt the release of comedy film The Interview.
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In the interview, the self-identified senior member of Lizard Squad said his group knew people that were part of GoP. Despite the connection, the spokesman said Lizard Squad did not play a "large part" in the attacks the GoP mounted against Sony.
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Sony hackers 'shared' stolen employee login data
Data that helped hackers access Sony's internal network came from another group targeting the firm's gaming network, reports the Washington Post.
In an interview, a self-proclaimed Lizard Squad member said it had given stolen data to the Guardians of Peace.
The GoP has carried out several attacks on Sony in a bid to halt the release of comedy film The Interview.
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In the interview, the self-identified senior member of Lizard Squad said his group knew people that were part of GoP. Despite the connection, the spokesman said Lizard Squad did not play a "large part" in the attacks the GoP mounted against Sony.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-30632711
