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Hacker Group Takes Down Steam [38619]

 
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 05, 2014 11:39 pm    Post subject: Hacker Group Takes Down Steam [38619] Reply with quote
At approximately 10:27 a.m. Philippine Standard Time (PST), hacker group LizardSquad claimed responsibility for taking down Valve's Steam servers, instantly disconnecting some 2 million users. According to the group's twitter group, the recent attacks on Steam and other gaming servers are just a precursor to more

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PostPosted: Sat Dec 06, 2014 1:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
So it went down for about half an hour? What was it, a DDOS?
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 06, 2014 4:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Welcome to this new normal.. the future: its.. hackable!
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 06, 2014 12:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Lizard Squad normally just ddos things. So far they/he havsn't really moved beyond gaming either, which seems to indicate their maturity levels.
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 06, 2014 3:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
these hackers just want what's best for you - to go out and socialize, have fun with real people. It's holiday season ffs! Very Happy
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 06, 2014 7:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Did anyone notice?
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Socialize yourself. I do what I want, not what other people want me to do.
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