The core members of a group calling itself "Lizard Squad" — which took responsibility for attacking Sony's Playstation and Microsoft's Xbox networks and knocking them offline for Christmas Day — want very much to be recognised for their actions.

So, here's a closer look at two young men who appear to be anxious to let the world know they are closely connected to the attacks.

Vinnie Omari, left, and Julius 'Ryan' Kivimaki. Credit:Sky News

The LizardSquad reportedly only called off their attacks after MegaUpload founder Kim Dotcom offered the group some 3000 vouchers for his content hosting service. The vouchers sell for $US99 apiece, meaning that Dotcom effectively offered the group the equivalent of $US300,000 to stop their seige.

On December 26, BBC Radio aired an interview with two young men who claimed to have been involved in the attacks. The two were referred to in the interview only as "Member 1" and "Member 2", but both have each given on-camera interviews previously (more on that in a bit).