Thread by @amuse, 1/ The Lizard Squad is trending because @LLinWood is talking about them. [...]

1/ The Lizard Squad is trending because @LLinWood is talking about them. The media and big tech are suggesting that anyone who 'believes' in the #LizardSquad is insane. They suggest that Lin thinks there are actual lizard people controlling world governments.

2/ The Lizard Squad is actually a well-known hacker collective formed in 2014. They have a long history of attacking popular video game services. https://www.businessinsider.com/lizard-squad-hack-playstation-and-xbox-2014-12?r=UK

How A Hacker Gang Literally Saved Christmas For Video Game Players Everywhere

A gang of hackers planned to stop people playing their video games over Christmas, but they never got the chance.

https://www.businessinsider.com/lizard-squad-hack-playstation-and-xbox-2014-12?r=UK

3/ The Lizard Squad tweeted a bomb threat against Sony executive John Smedley:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2014/08/24/sony-online-entertainment-presidents-flight-diverted-by-psn-hackers-bomb-threat/?sh=44454a81661d

4/ The Lizard Squad then took down Destiny, Call of Duty, and other games. https://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2014/09/29/hacker-group-lizard-squad-takes-down-destiny-call-of-duty-fifa-and-more/

Hacker Group Lizard Squad Takes Down Destiny, Call of Duty, FIFA And More

It's been over a full month since hacker collective 'Lizard Squad' rose to notoriety for taking down Sony's PlayStation Network, Xbox Live and other gaming servers, but above all else attracting the...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2014/09/29/hacker-group-lizard-squad-takes-down-destiny-call-of-duty-fifa-and-more/

5/ The Lizard Squad even took down the entire North Korean internet at one point. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/north-korean-web-goes-dark-days-after-obama-pledges-response-to-sony-hack/2014/12/22/b76fa0a0-8a1d-11e4-9e8d-0c687bc18da4_story.html

North Korean Web goes dark days after Obama pledges response to Sony hack

Hackers claimed credit while the U.S. issued a coy non-denial, illustrating a cyberwarfare paradox: As attacks get bigger, the attackers get harder to identify.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/north-korean-web-goes-dark-days-after-obama-pledges-response-to-sony-hack/2014/12/22/b76fa0a0-8a1d-11e4-9e8d-0c687bc18da4_story.html

6/ The Lizard Squad even threatened to release naked photos of Taylor Swift. http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/taylor-swift-hacked-threatened-with-nude-photo-leak-2015271

Taylor Swift Hacked, Threatened With Nude Photo Leak - Read Her Response

Taylor Swift's social media accounts were hacked on Jan. 27, with the offenders threatening to leak nude photos of the pop superstar -- her response!

http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/taylor-swift-hacked-threatened-with-nude-photo-leak-2015271

7/ Law enforcement has been after the Lizard Squad for years. They've successfully caught several members including: Vinnie Omari, Julius Kivimäki, Zachary Buchta, and Bradley Jan Willem van Rooy. http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/doj-lizard-squad-poodle-corp-arrests

DOJ charges two for Lizard Squad and PoodleCorp hacking | Digital Trends

The Department of Justice has arrested and charged two 19-year-olds for alleged involvement with Lizard Squad and PoodleCorp hacking operations.

http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/doj-lizard-squad-poodle-corp-arrests

8/ My point is Lizard Squad hackers are very real and the behavior described by @LLinWood is very much part of their modus operandi. So no, if you believe in the Lizard Squad as the FBI, DoJ, Taylor Swift do you're not a crazy conspiracy theorist...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lizard_Squad

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