Online services for PlayStation game consoles (Sony) and Xbox (Microsoft) remained troubled Saturday after a cyber attack which began on Thursday, although the two companies claimed that there is a progressive improvement of the service.
“If you received the PlayStation for Christmas and could not connect to the network, you should know that this problem is temporary and is not caused by your game console”, the executive of Sony Catherine said Saturday Jensen in a message posted on a company blog.
Jensen said the problems were the result of “high traffic levels designed to interrupt connectivity and online games.”
While the service Microsoft’s Xbox, the company noted that almost completely restored its services, with only three applications that still have problems, according to the website dedicated to this console.
The attack that left offline began Thursday when thousands of users around the world trying to prove first consoles they received as a Christmas present.
The connection failures occurred the day after the decision of Sony and Microsoft to spread on PlayStation (date still undefined) and Xbox Video film “ The Interview “, a satirical comedy about a CIA plot to assassinate the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un .
A month ago, the movie studio Sony Pictures Television was the target of a sophisticated and massive cyber attack that stole valuable information and that the FBI blamed on North Korea, considering that the government was opposed to the premiere of the film. However, no established relationship between both.
The attack on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network was claimed by a user of Twitter newly created “ Lizard Squad ” ( Lizard Squadron), which Sony has attacked targets in the past, although it was not possible to establish the veracity of information.
The cyberattack that stole confidential information from film studios and television from Sony, including advances upcoming projects and emails of engaging content, was claimed by a group who called Guardians of the Peace or GOP (Guardians of Peace, in English).
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