(Undated) — Sony is confirming its online gaming network was the target of a cyber attack. The company on Sunday said it was forced to take its popular gaming network offline after being hit with a distributed denial of service attack. That’s when a massive number of artificial users log on in an attempt to jam up the servers. Sony says no personal information was put at risk. A hacker group called Lizard Squad claimed responsibility. The same group also Tweeted a bomb threat that forced a flight carrying the president of Sony Online to be diverted to Phoenix Sunday.
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