Lizard Squad (English Wikipedia)

Paine, Justin (29 April 2016). "Lizard Squad Ransom Threats: New Name, Same Faux Armada Collective M.O." CloudFlare Blog. CloudFlare, Inc. Archived from the original on 14 June 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2016.

dailydot.com (Global: 1,514^th place; English: 928^th place)

"Trump-aligned attorney says he's teamed with 'Lizard Squad' to prove Supreme Court harbors pedophiles". The Daily Dot. 2021-01-04. Archived from the original on 2022-03-29. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
"Lizard Squad hacker convicted on 50,000 hacking charges". The Daily Dot. 7 July 2015. Archived from the original on 27 August 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2016.

dazeddigital.com (Global: 1,987^th place; English: 1,140^th place)

"Lizard Squad hackers claim to shut down Facebook and Tinder". Dazed Digital. 27 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2023-07-29. Retrieved 2023-07-29.

digitaltrends.com (Global: 2,318^th place; English: 1,437^th place)

"Feds arrest two alleged teenage members of Lizard Squad and PoodleCorp". 6 October 2016. Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.

eurogamer.net (Global: 264^th place; English: 185^th place)

"Lizard Squad attacks PlanetSide 2, H1Z1, more". Eurogamer.net. 10 July 2015. Archived from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.

express.co.uk (Global: 796^th place; English: 532^nd place)

Jones, Gary (December 9, 2014). "Sony confirm DDOS attack after Lizard Squad claim PSN 'take down' affecting PS4 and PS3: SONY have confirmed the Playstation Network was hit by a DDOS attack this week, affecting both the PS4 and PS3". Express. London. Archived from the original on January 30, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2014.

forbes.com (Global: 71^st place; English: 54^th place)

"Hackers Ground Sony Executive's Flight With Bomb-Threat Tweet". Forbes. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2014.

gamechup.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Schmitz, Alex (November 23, 2014). "Destiny Gamers Facing Connection Errors, Servers DDOS'ed by the Lizard Squad". Gamechup. Archived from the original on December 29, 2019. Retrieved December 26, 2014.

gamerevolution.com (Global: 1,759^th place; English: 1,084^th place)

"Lizard Squad Brings Down H1Z1 and PlanetSide 2 Servers After Daybreak CEO Calls Out Hackers". GameRevolution. 10 July 2015. Archived from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.

gamespot.com (Global: 115^th place; English: 92^nd place)

"Harassed Dev Tells Lizard Squad Hacker "I'm Coming For You"". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.

gizmodo.com (Global: 763^rd place; English: 486^th place)

"Hackers Who Shut Down PSN and Xbox Live Now Attacking Tor". Gizmodo. Archived from the original on 31 October 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2014.

gizmodo.com.au (Global: low place; English: 7,343^rd place)

"Kim Dotcom May Have Just Saved Holiday Gaming". Gizmodo. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2014.

ibtimes.co.uk (Global: 2,363^rd place; English: 1,707^th place)

Ashok, India (April 30, 2016). "Armada Collective impersonators now posing as Lizard Squad in DDoS scam". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
Russon, Mary-Ann (May 3, 2016). "Fake 'Lizard Squad' DDoS demands hit UK businesses spurring police warning". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
Gilbert, David (August 26, 2014). "Who Are Lizard Squad - Isis-Linked Hackers or Trolls Making Bomb Threats?". International Business Times. Archived from the original on November 23, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
"Xbox Live: Lizard Squad hackers promise DDoS attacks at Christmas". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
"Who Are Lizard Squad - Isis-Linked Hackers or Trolls Making Bomb Threats?". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 23 November 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2014.

iltalehti.fi (Global: 834^th place; English: 2,868^th place)

"Tällainen on Julius Kivimäki, jota epäillään Vastaamon tietomurrosta". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 2023-03-06. Retrieved 2023-02-28.

independent.co.uk (Global: 46^th place; English: 29^th place)

Buncombe, August (15 July 2015). "Darkode: FBI shuts down notorious online forum and cracks 'cyber hornet's nest of criminal hackers'". The Independent. Archived from the original on 14 June 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2017.

justice.gov (Global: 884^th place; English: 477^th place)

"American and Dutch Teenagers Arrested on Criminal Charges for Allegedly Operating International Cyber-Attack-For-Hire Websites". Archived from the original on 2019-08-07. Retrieved 2016-11-20.

krebsonsecurity.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Krebs on security article on Lizard Squad". Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2015.

malwaretech.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

MalwareTech (December 2014). "Darkode - Ode to Lizard Squad (The Rise and Fall of a Private Community)". Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.

nowloading.co (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Members of Hacker Groups PoodleCorp and Lizard Squad Arrested and Charged By the FBI". Archived from the original on 2016-11-19. Retrieved 2016-11-18.

pcworld.com (Global: 1,889^th place; English: 1,323^rd place)

Hachman, Mark, Internet problems take out Facebook, Instagram, others; Lizard Squad takes credit Archived 2017-02-08 at the Wayback Machine, PC World, January 26, 2015

polygon.com (Global: 215^th place; English: 150^th place)

McWherter, Michael (December 1, 2014). "Xbox Live having issues, hacker group claims responsibility for taking it offline [update]". Polygon. Archived from the original on June 8, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2014.

sky.com (Global: 566^th place; English: 355^th place)

news.sky.com

"PlayStation Network Hacked 'By Lizard Squad'". Sky News. London. December 8, 2014. Archived from the original on April 9, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2014.

softpedia.com (Global: 4,174^th place; English: 3,327^th place)

news.softpedia.com

"Lizard Squad Hacker Collective Announces Disbanding". Softpedia News. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2014.

sophos.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

nakedsecurity.sophos.com

Zorabedian, John (August 26, 2014). ""Lizard Squad" hackers force PSN offline, and Sony exec from the sky". Naked Security. Archived from the original on July 21, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2014.

torproject.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

lists.torproject.org

"[tor-consensus-health] Possible Sybil Attack". "tor-consensus-health" mailing list. Archived from the original on 23 June 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2014.

twitter.com (Global: 43^rd place; English: 43^rd place)

TheCthulhu [@CthulhuSec] (26 December 2014). "Congrats to Lizard Squad people who with 3300 or so relays control 0.2743% of the network. Equivalent of a tiny VPS" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 December 2014 – via Twitter.
Lizard Squad, Facebook, Instagram, Tinder, AIM, Hipchat #offline #LizardSquad Archived 2015-01-29 at the Wayback Machine, Twitter, January 26, 2015
"LizardSquad Statement to Vinnie Omari". Archived from the original on 2020-07-19. Retrieved 2016-11-18.

usmagazine.com (Global: 598^th place; English: 423^rd place)

Esther, Lee (27 January 2015). "Taylor Swift's Social Media Accounts Hacked, Threatened With Nude Photo Leak: Read Her Response". US Weekly. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2015.

vice.com (Global: 247^th place; English: 175^th place)

"Pro-Trump Lawyer Lin Wood Is Doing a Helluva Job Convincing People He's Not Insane". Vice.com. 4 January 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-03-07. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
"Feds Accuse Two 19-Year-Olds Of Hacking For Lizard Squad and PoodleCorp". 5 October 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-11-18. Retrieved 2016-11-18.

washingtonpost.com (Global: 35^th place; English: 24^th place)

"North Korean Web goes dark days after Obama pledges response to Sony hack". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2014.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

"How A Hacker Gang Literally Saved Christmas For Video Game Players Everywhere". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 17 January 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
"Lizard Squad Hacker Collective Announces Disbanding". Softpedia News. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
MalwareTech (December 2014). "Darkode - Ode to Lizard Squad (The Rise and Fall of a Private Community)". Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
Buncombe, August (15 July 2015). "Darkode: FBI shuts down notorious online forum and cracks 'cyber hornet's nest of criminal hackers'". The Independent. Archived from the original on 14 June 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
Paine, Justin (29 April 2016). "Lizard Squad Ransom Threats: New Name, Same Faux Armada Collective M.O." CloudFlare Blog. CloudFlare, Inc. Archived from the original on 14 June 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
Ashok, India (April 30, 2016). "Armada Collective impersonators now posing as Lizard Squad in DDoS scam". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
Russon, Mary-Ann (May 3, 2016). "Fake 'Lizard Squad' DDoS demands hit UK businesses spurring police warning". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
"Online extortion demands affecting businesses". Action Fraud. 29 April 2016. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
Gilbert, David (August 26, 2014). "Who Are Lizard Squad - Isis-Linked Hackers or Trolls Making Bomb Threats?". International Business Times. Archived from the original on November 23, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
Zorabedian, John (August 26, 2014). ""Lizard Squad" hackers force PSN offline, and Sony exec from the sky". Naked Security. Archived from the original on July 21, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
Schmitz, Alex (November 23, 2014). "Destiny Gamers Facing Connection Errors, Servers DDOS'ed by the Lizard Squad". Gamechup. Archived from the original on December 29, 2019. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
McWherter, Michael (December 1, 2014). "Xbox Live having issues, hacker group claims responsibility for taking it offline [update]". Polygon. Archived from the original on June 8, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
"Sony hack: North Korea back online after internet outage". BBC Newsbeat. Archived from the original on 11 March 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
"PlayStation Network Hacked 'By Lizard Squad'". Sky News. London. December 8, 2014. Archived from the original on April 9, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
Jones, Gary (December 9, 2014). "Sony confirm DDOS attack after Lizard Squad claim PSN 'take down' affecting PS4 and PS3: SONY have confirmed the Playstation Network was hit by a DDOS attack this week, affecting both the PS4 and PS3". Express. London. Archived from the original on January 30, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
"Sony hack: North Korea back online after internet outage". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
"North Korean Web goes dark days after Obama pledges response to Sony hack". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
"Sony hack: North Korea back online after internet outage". BBC News. BBC. Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
"Xbox Live: Lizard Squad hackers promise DDoS attacks at Christmas". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
"Kim Dotcom May Have Just Saved Holiday Gaming". Gizmodo. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
"[tor-consensus-health] Possible Sybil Attack". "tor-consensus-health" mailing list. Archived from the original on 23 June 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
"Hackers Who Shut Down PSN and Xbox Live Now Attacking Tor". Gizmodo. Archived from the original on 31 October 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
Malaysia Airlines website 'compromised' by 'cyber caliphate' Lizard Squad hackers Archived 2018-02-28 at the Wayback Machine, ABC News Australia, 26 Jan 2015
"Lizard Squad attacks PlanetSide 2, H1Z1, more". Eurogamer.net. 10 July 2015. Archived from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
"Lizard Squad Brings Down H1Z1 and PlanetSide 2 Servers After Daybreak CEO Calls Out Hackers". GameRevolution. 10 July 2015. Archived from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
"Harassed Dev Tells Lizard Squad Hacker "I'm Coming For You"". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
"Who Are Lizard Squad - Isis-Linked Hackers or Trolls Making Bomb Threats?". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 23 November 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
"Hackers Ground Sony Executive's Flight With Bomb-Threat Tweet". Forbes. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
Lizard Squad, Facebook, Instagram, Tinder, AIM, Hipchat #offline #LizardSquad Archived 2015-01-29 at the Wayback Machine, Twitter, January 26, 2015
Hachman, Mark, Internet problems take out Facebook, Instagram, others; Lizard Squad takes credit Archived 2017-02-08 at the Wayback Machine, PC World, January 26, 2015
"Lizard Squad hackers claim to shut down Facebook and Tinder". Dazed Digital. 27 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2023-07-29. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
"Facebook says it caused fault that sent services offline". BBC News. 27 January 2015. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
Esther, Lee (27 January 2015). "Taylor Swift's Social Media Accounts Hacked, Threatened With Nude Photo Leak: Read Her Response". US Weekly. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
"Trump-aligned attorney says he's teamed with 'Lizard Squad' to prove Supreme Court harbors pedophiles". The Daily Dot. 2021-01-04. Archived from the original on 2022-03-29. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
"Pro-Trump Lawyer Lin Wood Is Doing a Helluva Job Convincing People He's Not Insane". Vice.com. 4 January 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-03-07. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
"Krebs on security article on Lizard Squad". Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
"LizardSquad Statement to Vinnie Omari". Archived from the original on 2020-07-19. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
"Lizard Squad hacker convicted on 50,000 hacking charges". The Daily Dot. 7 July 2015. Archived from the original on 27 August 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
"Tällainen on Julius Kivimäki, jota epäillään Vastaamon tietomurrosta". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 2023-03-06. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
"Feds Accuse Two 19-Year-Olds Of Hacking For Lizard Squad and PoodleCorp". 5 October 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-11-18. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
"Feds arrest two alleged teenage members of Lizard Squad and PoodleCorp". 6 October 2016. Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
"Members of Hacker Groups PoodleCorp and Lizard Squad Arrested and Charged By the FBI". Archived from the original on 2016-11-19. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
"American and Dutch Teenagers Arrested on Criminal Charges for Allegedly Operating International Cyber-Attack-For-Hire Websites". Archived from the original on 2019-08-07. Retrieved 2016-11-20.

wired.com (Global: 254^th place; English: 178^th place)

Tidy, Joe. "What Really Happened in the Aftermath of the Lizard Squad Hacks". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2025-06-09.

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Tidy, Joe. "What Really Happened in the Aftermath of the Lizard Squad Hacks". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2025-06-09.

Lizard Squad (English Wikipedia)

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