Something about security and our cargo. Sitting on Tarmac
— John Smedley (@j_smedley) August 24, 2014
I hate American Airlines
— John Smedley (@j_smedley) August 24, 2014
An American Airlines flight on its way from Dallas to San Diego Sunday landed safely at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport “due to a security related issue,” azcentral.com has reported. On board was John Smedley, president of Sony Online Entertainment. “This incident follows a prolonged PlayStation Network outage that Sony has blamed on a DDOS attack,” reports gaming site Kotaku.
The “security threat” seems to have been issued by a Twitter account called @LizardSquad, which has been hounding Smedley.
https://twitter.com/LizardSquad/status/503595025301635073
https://twitter.com/LizardSquad/status/503605882412752896
https://twitter.com/LizardSquad/status/503635801964421120
https://twitter.com/LizardSquad/status/503650990310965250
https://twitter.com/LizardSquad/status/503660834103754752
Further confusing matters, “Lizard Squad” also claimed to have “planted the ISIS flag” on Sony’s servers.
https://twitter.com/LizardSquad/status/503558145784815619
https://twitter.com/LizardSquad/status/503631408368078848
https://twitter.com/LizardSquad/status/503633581579579392
https://twitter.com/LizardSquad/status/503634082262024193
Oh, and “Lizard Squad” also claimed to have been taken over by Anonymous.
https://twitter.com/LizardSquad/status/503500897205641217
Gamers were not impressed.
PSN is down due to a DDOS attack by @LizardSquad who clearly have nothing better to do with their time. #pathetic
— Nick Kemp (@_nickkemp) August 24, 2014
Dear @LizardSquad,
Give me my weekend back please.
Sincerely,
Everyone— ⭐️Trevor Slattery⭐️ (@TrevSlattery) August 24, 2014
@LizardSquad You guys call yourself hackers? Throwing a large DDOS attack on servers isn't hacking, its like clogging a toilet.
— Roel (@roelnomnom) August 24, 2014
This @LizardSquad are just a bunch of losers. Children playing with DoS tools. Hopefully @PlayStation Network comes back online!
— Alex Crowley (@AlexCrowley94) August 24, 2014
Confused @LizardSquad what do you hope to gain? Can't see anything working what your doing, DDos not exactly bigtime #sony #psn
— Poppyred Ⓥ ?? (@poppyred2002) August 24, 2014
lmao those 14 year olds from the lizard squad are talking about ISIS and planting bomb threats. Their mom is gonna ground them forever.
— Daniel Corton ? (@FirstKnivesClub) August 24, 2014
Update:
A final word from John Smedley:
Yes. My plane was diverted. Not going to discuss more than that. Justice will find these guys.
— John Smedley (@j_smedley) August 24, 2014
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