Lizard Squad Made $11,000 in BTC from DoSing
Lizard Squad is the infamous team of black hat hackers who are best known for DoSing Microsoft’s Xbox Live and Sony’s Playstation Network. The wildly popular gaming platforms were down on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, leaving many gamers unable to enjoy their new consoles. The group of self-described “cyber terrorists” were involved in numerous other illegal acts, including calling in a fake bomb threat on the Sandy Hook Elementary School. The school took this threat especially seriously, since a it was victim to a mass shooting in December of 2012. The group’s newest venture has been....
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Taylor Swift is the latest celebrity victim to have her social media accounts hacked by the Lizard Squad, a black hat hacking group known for their claims of DDoS attacks on unsuspecting figures. After allegedly hijacking Swift's Twitter and Instagram accounts, the group is claiming to have obtained nude photos of the renowned pop star, and says they will release the photos for the public's viewing pleasure if they do not receive their stated ransom in, you guessed it... Bitcoin... These last several months have witnessed a number of young starlets falling victim to attacks like these.....
Xbox Live has been DDoSed again, bringing back memories of the dramatic attack waged against Microsoft and Sony’s PlayStation Network in 2014. This time, the hacking group that attacked Live goes by the name “Phantom Squad,” a copycat of the 2014 Lizard Squad. ARS Technica reported on December 18 that Xbox Live users experienced difficulty logging into their accounts during the night of December 17. By the time ARS Technica published their story, the Xbox Live network was fully functioning. These difficulties occurred after a series of threats made by the Phantom Squad Twitter account,....
Before mainstream media decides to take this opportunity and blast Bitcoin's reputation to smithereens once again, it is important to note any form of payment should not be held responsible for how people decide to use it. Sydney schools are facing a completely new kind of threat, as various pranksters have taken it upon themselves to report bomb hoaxes via phone. Terrorism is a serious issue that is on everybody’s mind right now, and law enforcement has to take every single one of these reports very seriously. Similar incidents have been reported in other countries as well, and all of....
Cal Memorial Stadium has sold its naming rights to FTX during its second vital branding move. This venture was put forward after the purchase of the Miami Heat Arena’s naming rights in March. FTX is a Crypto derivative exchange that bought the Cal Memorial Stadium from California University. This move by FTX aims to introduce its brand to the stadium. This derivatives exchange owned by Sam Bankman-Fried is exploring further in sports. That is why; they have made a 10 year deal of $17M just for the university’s stadium naming rights. The stadium’s home team, the Cal Golden Bears, will....
Fame Lady Squad is relaunching after its male creators were outed, the MLB issues tokenized stadiums, and rare Kobe Bryant photos are up for auction. The return of Fame Lady SquadThe Fame Lady Squad (FLS), a nonfungible token (NFT) avatar project purporting to have been created by an all-female team, is set to re-launch today with a new team after it was uncovered that three Russian men were behind the project earlier this month. SO EXCITING!! pic.twitter.com/V1LKgIU34c— Cadboros (@cadboros) August 23, 2021 The project’s NFTs depict cartoon female avatars, with the tokens having....