Xbox Live, PlayStation Network regaining stability after DDoS attack

Xbox Live doing much better, while PlayStation Network gradually regaining stability, days after DDoS attack at hands of the Lizard Squad.

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Microsoft's Xbox Live and Sony's PlayStation Network are clawing their way back to full functionality, a couple of days after crippling distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks by the Lizard Squad hacking group.

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The Xbox Live service, which has almost 50 million global users, was working significantly better by Friday evening - but the PlayStation Network, supporting almost 110 million users, still had significant problems, preventing users from logging on.

In a tweet issued Saturday morning, Sony had this to say: "Update: PS4, PS3, and Vita network services are gradually coming back online - thanks for your patience." A follow-up statement noted: "We are seeing reduced reports of network issues. We'll continue to monitor."

NEWS SOURCES:bbc.com, independent.co.uk

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