14 DAY TRIAL // The group that hit PlayStation Network and Xbox Live on Christmas day, Lizard Squad seems to be the cause of another DDoS attack, but this time aimed at 4Chan.
In fact the tool provided by Lizard Squad, the so-called Lizard Stresser is now used to attack 4Chan, a well-known website where users post anonymously.
The Lizard Stresser that is now being used in the DDoS attack against 4Chan is the same tool that took down PlayStation Network and Xbox Live about a week ago.
There’s no telling who exactly is using it now because Lizard Squad made the tool commercially available, so anyone could execute these attacks for the right amount.
The Lizard Stresser offers individuals a way to take down IP addresses without having to know anything about hacking or DDoS attacks.
For the time being, the 4Chan website is inaccessible and will stay this way probably until the attack ends or the owners manage to protect themselves against this kind of attacks.
There's also the chance that the website is down for maintenance
Lizard Squad themselves confirmed that 4Chan is under DDoS attack and that the person doing it is using their Lizard Stresser tool.
Given that Lizard Squad’s attacks on PSN and Xbox Live have been more of a marketing scheme meant to promote the Lizard Stresser, it remains to be seen whether or not this is another one.
Someone is hitting 4chan with our booter, loling irl
— R.I.U. Lizard Squad (@LizardMafia) January 3, 2015
Some say that 4Chan admins announced a while ago that there will be some downtime due to server maintenance, so it might come back online very soon.
Given that there are so many conflicting reports flying around it's hard to tell what's really happening with 4Chan for the moment.
If you know anything about the cause of the downtime by all means don’t hesitate to contact us. In the meantime, we’ll keep an eye out for any additional details on the matter, so stay tuned for more info.
It looks like 4Chan has been down for more than 5 hours now. Here is a chart of the downtime courtesy to CurrentlyDown.com.
Update: After more than 5 hours of downtime, 4Chan is now back online. No word on what was the cause of the outage, but let's hope it wasn't a DDoS attack.
