2014 — Microsoft: Microsoft Xbox Live networks were hacked by a group…

Microsoft Xbox Live networks were hacked by a group called LizardSquad, preventing users from playing games over the holiday. The assault was a DDoS attack (distributed denial-of-service) which harness the Internet connectivity of many hacked or misconfigured systems so that those systems are forced to simultaneously flood target network with junk Internet traffic. The goal, of course, is to prevent legitimate visitors from being able to load the site or use the service under attack.More Informa