Added: 08.07.2015 11:01 | 2 views | 0 comments

A seventeen year-old with ties to black hat hacking group Lizard Squad has been convicted of more than 50,000 charges related to cyber crimes in a court in Espoo, Finland.

Local media reports claim that Julius “Zeekill” Kivimaki has been sentenced for a whole range of offences, such as data breaches, online harassment, fraud, and money laundering. He will serve a two-year suspended sentence and, , has been "ordered to fight against cyber crime." He has not been given a prison sentence.

Kivimaki has previously represented himself has a member of Lizard Squad, an online group of hackers who claim responsibility for a number of high-profile network disruptions and website takedowns.

One of Lizard Squad's most notorious attacks was the disruptions to Xbox Live and PlayStation Network, which were both knocked offline for several days between Christmas Day and New Year's.

A massive distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attack ground both those networks to a halt, resulting in engineers at both Sony and Microsoft working during the holidays to restore the service.

During the downtime, Sky News aired an interview with Kivimaki, and he suggested he had no regrets over the attack.

"I can't really say I feel bad. I might have forced some kids to spend more time with their families instead of playing games."

Through its Twitter account, a representative for Lizard Squad appeared to mock those who hoped Kivimaki would receive a harsher sentence.

Added: 08.07.2015 3:15 | 2 views | 0 comments


Coming off of a month-long celebration of its second anniversary, Marvel Heroes and its players are about to enjoy a different kind of event. During the anniversary revelry, players were given a free hero, a free pet, and a free team-up in addition to big sales and the mega Big Ten event. Starting on July 8, players will have a chance to win real money just by logging in and playing Marvel Heroes. Gazillion Entertainment revealed to Inquisitr today that starting on July 8, players that log in to Marvel Heroes and play are eligible to win money during the Marvel Heroes 2015 $25,000 Giveaway. For the next several weeks, players will have a chance to find five of the incredibly rare Vibranium Ticket drops. Each one of these tickets is worth $5,000, and they are expected to drop randomly during the event.

Added: 07.07.2015 14:15 | 9 views | 0 comments


The role playing game Project X Zone 2 has been delayed in North America as confirmed by the latest trailer now uploaded to the Bandai Namco America YouTube Channel. The game will launch on a yet to be determined 2016 date