Support NeoGAF

[statham]

Lizard Squad, the “hacker” group best known for attacking Microsoft’s Xbox Live and Sony’s PlayStation Network, has now launched a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack tool. In other words, anyone can now take down the website or online service of their choice thanks to “Lizard Stresser,” which we’re not linking to for obvious reasons.

A DDoS attack is a common method for taking down a server by overloading it with requests. The end goal is to make a machine or network resource unavailable to its intended users.

“Welcome to LizardStresser, brought to you by Lizard Squad,” reads the tool’s introduction page. “This booter is famous for taking down some of the world’s largest gaming networks such as XBOX Live, Playstation Network, Jagex, BattleNet, League of Legends and many more! With this stresser, you wield the power to launch some of the World’s largest denial of service attacks.”

There are eight packages available, ranging from $5.99 monthly (for taking down a site for 100 seconds) to $129.99 monthly (for taking down a site for 30,000 seconds, or over 8 hours). There are also “lifetime” options that are one-time fees ranging from $29.99 to $500 (the page notes this actually means five years, because that’s apparently how long the tool will exist for).

cont. here
http://venturebeat.com/2014/12/30/l...n-online-services-starting-at-5-99-per-month/

 

[slop101]

Goddammit. What's the fucking point?

 

[Dawg]

Goddammit. What's the fucking point?

Money and infamy.

 

[Savantcore]

Yes, let's keep talking about them.

 

[CoG]

Disrupting a business for profit is a great way to end up in Club Fed and getting sued for millions. Dumb kids.

 

[LTWood12]

It's pretty nuts that it's this easy.

 

[MCN]

Can we all chip in and use it to take down Lizard Squad?

 

[Tabby]

Why is there yet another thread on these tossers?

 

[xemumanic]

Someone should DDoS the site.

 

[Stranya]

Surely their 15min of fame must be nearly up?

 

[Krakn3Dfx]

One can hope this makes it easier for the authorities to track these shitbags down.

 

[LiK]

I'm sure that "tool" won't take over your PC and steal your shit. Please use it, dummies.

 

[ovii]

I wonder who would trust handing over their CC to LS.

 

[vazel]

Stuff like this has already existed, they're called booters.

 

[Oneself]

Wow. We're fucked.

 

[kenta]

I assume installing their tool means you're voluntarily joining your PC to their botnet?

 

[jwk94]

Would be interesting to see if anyone actually buys into this.

Why is there yet another thread on these tossers?

Because it's news?

 

[Chindogg]

It's pretty nuts that it's this easy.

It's always been this easy. It's just a script that sends a command to a botnet. It's the new LOIC.

 

[NYCmetsfan]

Isn't it when the money starts flowing these people get caught?

The FBI has even caught people that were using bitcoin. Like the silk road guy

 

[giancarlo123x]

These guys sound like they live a great life in their basements.

 

[Marcel]

When script kiddies sell a service to take down other paid services, you are reminded that you really are living in a state of late-stage capitalism.

 

[McDougles]

Suspiciously filenamed "Lostboy.exe," right?

 

[Altered Juice]

psn is fucked!

 

[Escalario]

Here we go again.

 

[tinytoon]

So now we DDOS Lizard Squad, right?

 

[koutoru]

Now everyone can be script kiddies.

 

[Kinsei]

Give us totally trustworthy "hackers" your money please!

No one is going to fall for this, will they?

 

[KnockOneOff]

Isn't it when the money starts flowing these people get caught?

The FBI has even caught people that were using bitcoin. Like the silk road guy

Most likely, greed and that one time when they slip (they always slip)

How can they withdraw from PayPal anyway if there real bank details are tied to a real bank account

Makes me wonder which country these guys are in

 

[hydruxo]

This sounds like a great way to finally catch these idiots tbh. Hope the FBI gets on the ball now.

 

[Wanchan]

Off-Topic?

 

[Averon]

Who is stupid enough to download and run some .exe file from a shady hacker group that has shown they are morally bankrupt?

 

[illusionary]

Isn't it when the money starts flowing these people get caught?

The FBI has even caught people that were using bitcoin. Like the silk road guy

Hopefully....

 

[Dreamgazer]

The FBI has even caught people that were using bitcoin. Like the silk road guy

Bitcoins wasn't the reason why he got caught.

 

[chadskin]

Console war on a whole new level.

 

[system11]

It's probably time for Sony to block the entire of China.

 

[ComputerMKII]

"Actually, it's about security of online console networks."

 

[MADGAME]

This thread has my attention

 

[Marcel]

Give us totally trustworthy "hackers" your money please!

No one is going to fall for this, will they?

People pay for term papers, lottery tickets, and pre-orders. Never doubt impressionable people with an expendable income.

 

[RoboPlato]

Can someone use it to DDoS the site they're hosting to sign up for it?

 

[KoopaTheCasual]

Someone should DDoS the site.

.

 

[NYCmetsfan]

Bitcoins wasn't the reason why he got caught.

I know I'm just saying that its not some kind of magic fullproof protection they have to turn that into cash to spend it.

 

[Bloodrage]

Trying it on cia.gov brb.

 

[LilJoka]

Sounds like they are giving access to VPS's

 

[TheSlySoul]

Someone should buy a prepaid card, make up info, and use it to DDOS their own website.

 

[Sephzilla]

Wait, are they seriously trying to make money off of this? Wouldn't this lead to traceable ways to track down these kids?

Someone should buy a prepaid card, make up info, and use it to DDOS their own website.

LOL this would be amazingly fitting

 

[funkystudent]

Isn't it when the money starts flowing these people get caught?

The FBI has even caught people that were using bitcoin. Like the silk road guy

One would think once they started giving video interviews to the media would be the time they would be caught.....

 

[FyreWulff]

It's basically the AOL punter program for 2014

 

[Marcel]

Wait, are they seriously trying to make money off of this? Wouldn't this lead to traceable ways to track down these kids?

There's an abundance of cryptocurrency out there so probably not.

 

[Slayven]

Is this like that low earth orbit tool that allowed little kids to click and hack?

 

[naeS]

Trying it on cia.gov brb.

RIP