Lizard Squad, a group of hackers that massive attack on the online platform PSN and Xbox Live games on December 25 was attributed, announced through its official Twitter account that makes sale program for DDos attacks (denial of service), the same as used against Sony and Microsoft.
Through several messages on his Twitter account, Lizard Squad has confirmed that the system used to launch its latest DDoS, dubbed Lizard Stresser, is active and available online
The software DDos costs between 6 and $ 500 per attack, depending on the intensity of same. For now purchasing the program can only be performed in bitcoins, however, announced that soon may also pay by PayPal.
According to The Daily Post , to use this system great computer skills are not required, program availability is as dangerous as worrying.
A member of the group of hackers, contacted by the newspaper, said the software can be used to launch DDoS attacks on any page, regardless of its magnitude
Basically the attack is to ‘bomb’ the company servers aim to overthrow the service. However, as was shown in the case of PlayStation Network and Xbox Live, both were fallen several days at Christmas. That is, an attack can result in serious loss of customers and revenue for sufferer.
In addition, Lizard Squad ‘covers’ in their terms of service against any illegal use is made of the program with a message on your loan software, as they say provides “an opportunity to test your own servers, to improve your firewall security, not to use it against the law. It is a license that it grants you and anything you do mienstras’re in http://lizardstresser.su/ is your own responsibility, we are not responsible. “
Lizard Squad is not the first group to market a software to launch attacks DDoS. However, considering the success they had in collapse PSN and Xbox Live and its notoriety and media, could bring these attacks to a new level of visibility.
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