Sony seems to be one of the preferred companies for hackers, as they've been very often hacked by different groups such as anonymous; in the latest news regarding this type of event, the PlayStation network is down thanks to Lizard Squad.
Just last week, the company's brand of filmmaking - Sony Pictures - was hacked, in a maneuver that has been attributed to different forces, even counting the country Kim Jong-un leads, the Asian nation of North Korea. Now that the PlayStation network's down, it seems like this isn't the best week to be a Sony programmer or developer.
According to Sky News, PlayStation's down time was the responsibility of Lizard Squad, a hacking group similar to Anonymous, though seemingly more vicious in its tactics. The group's history of attacks actually includes a bomb threat to an airplane that was carrying the president of Sony Online Entertainment.
According to Daily Dot, this is not the first time that the PlayStation Network is down due to this group. Back in the summer, they were seemingly responsible for different attacks against Sony, as well as some to Riot Gaming (the company behind League of Legends), Blizzard, Grinding Games and even some Vatican City websites.
Apparently, it seems that, as a hacking group, Lizard Squad has made it clear that they'll be mostly after different entertainment company targets, mostly those focused on gaming.
According to Cnet, before PlayStation Network's down time, hackers had attacked the company just last week, when over 100 terabytes of Sony files and films were stolen, in logs that included information such as contracts with celebrities, employees' Social Security numbers, customers' passwords and even leaked some upcoming movies by the studio, such as the musical "Annie," starring Oscar-nominated child actress Quvenzhané Wallis.
After being accused of the first attack against Sony, the North Korean government denied any involvement - even though the country's officials called it a "righteous deed."
