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Said whether they liked the movie or not, it didnt matter, it was about not letting people tell them what they could watch. >> we cannot let them tell us what we want to watch. >> reporter: and movie goers singing proud to be an american. microsofts x box online and sony play station store suffered eruptions from a group calling itself the lizard squad. the problem is the gaming and is not exactly sure whether its tied to the internet release or just a fwagaming issue but theye look nothing to t...

Demand options. microsoft xbox and sony playstation suffered disruptions due to an apparent attack from a group called the lizard squad, different than the guardians of peace blamed for the sony hack a month ago. unsure whether its tied to the sbe release or christmas day or just an actual gaming issue. authorities are looking into that possibility as well. meantime a lot of talk about cyber security in washington. the president urged congress to pass legislation when they convene in january. an...

People are embracing this as a symbol not just of america but as a symbol of free speech. so the controversy as a whole seems to be whats getting people through the door, especially for this particular movie. >> we saw on christmas day there were disruptions to the servers of both xbox, microsoft xbox and sony playstation. what more do we know about those hacks on both of those game consoles? >> neither microsoft which owns xbox or sony which owns playstation is talking about the cause of the ou...

And "the interview." this was lizard squad wanting to wreak havoc. if you go on a freeway and cause disturbance, you get a lot of congestion. this is what was called a ddos hack, a distribution denial of service attacks. so you will a of the online networks were disrupted but, at last check, the xbox platform seems to be operating normally while there are still lingering issues for the playstation. ashleigh? >> our colleague, brian stelter, was reporting as well this morning, alongside these iss...

Christmas day. a hacking group, calling itself, lizard squad, is claiming responsibility. meantime the entertainment giant who released the movie "the interview" in some theaters and online, well, theyre reporting record sales and as you can see, sold out audiences. adam housley is live in los angeles with the details. adam? >> reporter: leland, originally when this movie was going to come out before all the hacking scandal and chaos that ensued in hollywood the last three or four weeks, 3,000 t...

Be laid to rest tomorrow. the online sony playstation network is still struggling to get back online this morning. after apparently being the target of a hack attack. xbox live was also knocked offline, but appears to have recovered this morning. a group called the lizard squad took credit for the hack. both playstation and xbox are run by companies with a hand in streaming the comedy flick "the interview." so far, theres no evidence tying the hack with that. meantime former president george...

Downloads, roughly 750,000 illegal downloads. you have to bet that that most likely will cut into profits as well. >> yeah. but im thinking at this point, theyre not as worried about their bottom line. they just need to get over all the publicity and national security issues. >> sure. >> thanks, rene. the question is how did hackers infiltrate and shut down sony and microsoft gaming networks? i want to go to my next guest. thank you for being with us. lets just start with lizard squad. this is...

Thats more than 4 million dollars in lost revenue. correspondent dan simon is following these digital stories for us. first and foremost, lizard squad, why exactly did they do this? are they saying what their beef is or why they have one? >> they are saying that they want to expose the security holes in these networks and i would say mission accomplished. well, you know, ashleigh, as a parent myself, i can tell you, with very good firsthand knowledge, that theres nothing more frustrating for a c...

Christmas. >> on a friday morning. >> lets take a look at your headlines on this friday. president obama spending christmas night paying tribute to the u.s. military. he visited a marine corps base in hawaii to mark the end of the war in afghanistan and thank the soldiers for their sacrifices. the vast majority of u.s. troops will be out of afghanistan by the end of the week. 13 years and $1 trillion after the conflict began. and online gaming networks playstation and xbox live are still offli...

Its bad enough on a daily basis you might not come home from work on that day but in this case, way more tragic than normal. >> tom fuentes, thank you so much. and now to the movie that north korea wanted no one to see but many of you did. the seth rogen movie "the interview" was shown in just over 300 movie theaters nationwide. meanwhile, sonys playstation and microsofts xbox live have been hit by hackers but were learning that the hacker has nothing to do with the cyberattack on sony. dan si...