Digital Prank

Xbox live, online multiplayer gaming by Microsoft is now the target of hackers where Xbox live users appears to be taken out by the hackers applying DDos(distributed denial-of-service attack). Even Hackers started selling Xbox Live attack services and booting services  to others through internet for as little as $20. Microsoft is currently investigating the scenario though it is very tricky to track down the attack by finding players who are getting booted off.

BBC reports that has been a increase in these DDos attacks in recent times and the hackers are not targeting Xbox Live services instead on players connection. The hackers use data flooding tools to disrupt the internet connection to throw the victim out of the game effectively booting him off. These services by hackers are mostly used against better players of the game as a part of revenge and Microsoft has announced using of such booting services and tools is illegal and those who are using will be banned.