http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/29/technology/playstation-network-returning-after-hacking-that-also-targeted-xbox-live.html 2014-12-29 03:00:09 PlayStation Network Returning After Hacking That Also Targeted Xbox Live Sony’s PlayStation Network was hampered for a fourth straight day since hackers attacked it on Christmas Day. === The The hacker activist group known as Lizard Squad has claimed responsibility for disrupting both the PlayStation Network and Microsoft Corporation’s Xbox Live on Christmas Day. Service was restored to Xbox Live on Friday. “We are currently experiencing widespread network issues that are being addressed,” Sony said in a statement on Hours earlier, Catherine Jensen, vice president for consumer experience at Sony Computer Entertainment America, said on the Some gamers said on Twitter that they were able to gain access to the PlayStation Network on Sunday, but others took to the site to complain about the continuing cutoff. It was not clear how many of the 56 million video gamers who use PlayStation still suffered problems. On Sony’s Twitter customer support account, Sony has been the victim of some prominent security breaches. In late November, Sony Pictures’ computer system was hacked in protest of the film “The Interview,” which depicted the assassination of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. President Obama has blamed the North Korean government for the attack. Lizard Squad has claimed responsibility for attacks on the PlayStation Network in early December and August of this year. In 2011, hackers stole data belonging to 77 million PlayStation Network users.