\\\'Hacker attack\\\' on Sony\\\'s PlayStation, Microsoft\\\'s Xbox

WASHINGTON, Dec 26: The online gaming networks for Sony's PlayStation and Microsoft's Xbox consoles -- hot gifts this Christmas - went dark in what hackers said was a coordinated attack. The disruption started Christmas Day and went into Friday, PlayStation and Xbox said on their Twitter feeds, adding that they were working to restore service. A subsequent message posted to the Xbox status page early Friday upgraded service to "limited" -- a sign that support teams were making inroads in fixing the problem. A new Twitter user going by the name "Lizard Squad" took credit for the disruption, claiming it had the "nation on strings.    — AFP