Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2014-08-25 00:00:00
Affected organization: Battle.net
Affected country: United States of America
Industry: Information
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: External Denial of Service
Motive: Undetermined
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: Sony admits that a DDoS attack impacted online services, Sony's PlayStation Network and the Sony Entertainment Network. Other affected services involve: Xbox Live, Blizzard's Battle.net, and Grinding Gear Games.