Lizard Squad Takes Credit for Facebook and Instagram Outage, Threatens to Release Malaysia Airlines Data

Strategic Insights -

Lizard Squad, a notorious hacker collective, has claimed responsibility for a one-hour outage of Facebook and Instagram on Tuesday morning, sparking a wave of panic on Twitter. The group, known for its high-profile hacks, tweeted a cryptic message hinting at the disruption, which was retweeted nearly 4800 times. The group also threatened to release sensitive data from Malaysia Airlines, sending a chilling message to the airline's Twitter handle @MAS.

Key Takeaways:

  • Lizard Squad claimed responsibility for the one-hour outage of Facebook and Instagram on Tuesday morning, citing their Twitter handle @LizardMafia.
  • The group tweeted a cryptic message hinting at the disruption, which was retweeted nearly 4800 times.
  • Lizard Squad threatened to release sensitive data from Malaysia Airlines, sending a chilling message to the airline's Twitter handle @MAS.
  • The group also claimed that MySpace was down, but it was discovered to be working when The Times of India accessed it.
  • Facebook responded to the outage, stating that it was not the result of a third-party attack, but rather a change that affected their configuration systems.
  • The Lizard Squad member behind @LizardMafia dared followers to "dox" him or reveal his real identity, while asking for help in organizing the @MAS email dump.

Statistics:

  • The Lizard Squad tweet hinting at the disruption was retweeted nearly 4800 times.
  • The outage of Facebook and Instagram lasted for approximately one hour.
  • The email dump from @MAS is still ongoing, according to the Lizard Squad.

Sources:

  • The Times of India
  • Twitter (@LizardMafia)
  • Twitter (@MAS)
  • Facebook