Sony's PlayStation offline, Micosoft's Xbox restored in 'hack'

December 27, 2014 09:36

Microsoft's online network for its Xbox gaming console was restored to nearly full service Friday after an alleged coordinated Christmas Day hack brought it and Sony`s PlayStation network down.

The PlayStation network remained down, while Xbox's service returned to all except three of its applications during the day.

The disruption started Christmas Day, PlayStation and Xbox said on their Twitter feeds, adding that they were working to restore service.

A message posted to the Xbox status page early Friday upgraded service to 'limited' -- a sign that support teams were making inroads in fixing the problem.

A new Twitter user going by the name "Lizard Squad" took credit for the disruption, claiming it had the "nation on strings."

The name is the same used by a group of hackers that has targeted Sony in the past, though it was not possible to verify the Twitter account`s authenticity.

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