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Update on the HL2 theft
« on: June 11, 2004, 05:30:42 AM »
Valve should turn them over to a locked room filled wth Die hard Half life fans ;)...but that would be a bit heavy handed but hey at least the fans could take them to task over the delay.

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Valve announces Half-Life 2 code theft arrests
 

Developer of the much-anticipated and delayed shooter sequel reveals that an international wave of arrests have been made.

The Half-Life 2 code theft saga entered a new chapter today when Valve Software announced that a series of arrests had been made in the case. According to Valve, suspects in several countries had been taken into custody in relation to charges stemming from the theft of the Half-Life 2 code, the distribution of the code, and the break-in into Valve\'s network.

Valve CEO Gabe Newell credited gamers with providing the information that led to the arrests. “It was extraordinary to watch how quickly and how cleverly gamers were able to unravel what are traditionally unsolvable problems for law enforcement related to this kind of cyber-crime," he said in a statement. "Everyone here at Valve is once again reminded of how much we owe to the gaming community."

However, while Valve announced the arrests today, it was unclear when they actually occurred. Valve\'s statement on the matter--e-mailed to the press today--quoted Newell as saying, "Within a few days of the announcement of the break-in, the online gaming community had tracked down those involved."

The FBI\'s Northwest Cyber Crime Task Force, the law-enforcement agency overseeing the code theft investigation, also divulged little information. When asked by GameSpot if it had made any arrests, the media contact at the task force\'s Seattle, Washington, headquarters said simply, "We did." However, when pressed for more information on the case--such as how many people in the US were arrested, where were they apprehended--the agent declined to say anything other than that arrests had been made. "Beyond that we cannot comment," he said.

News of the Half-Life 2 arrests comes after months of rumors about law-enforcement activity on the case. In January, a number of computer experts in the San Francisco area reported having their hardware seized by FBI agents on the grounds that they were involved in the theft. Several weeks ago, unconfirmed reports from Germany said the author of the Phatbot Trojan worm was also involved in the theft. In both instances, neither Valve nor the authorities offered any comment.

GameSpot will have more details on this developing story as they become available.



Wonder what their realepunishment will br if they are found guilty?

Whats the most you can get for a "cyber crime" these days ?
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« Reply #1 on: June 11, 2004, 01:22:57 PM »
dumb hax0rzs should use their powers for good not evil.
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« Reply #2 on: June 11, 2004, 03:20:17 PM »
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dumb hax0rzs should use their powers for good not evil.


There not hackers, you mean Crackers.  Hackers only look at info, they do not steal or distribute stolen private information.
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« Reply #3 on: June 11, 2004, 03:55:21 PM »
Who you callin\' a cracker?  :)  I thought crackers were people who cracked copy protection systems on commerical software.  Or busted open bank vaults or something like that.  Oh well.  They is all H4x0rz to me.
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« Reply #4 on: June 11, 2004, 03:59:26 PM »
Yea I was under the impression:

Cracker = good
Hacker = evil
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« Reply #5 on: June 11, 2004, 05:08:40 PM »
I REALLY doubt this has anything to with HL2 being delayed.
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« Reply #6 on: June 11, 2004, 08:55:03 PM »
Hacker = One who uses programming skills to gain illegal access to a computer network or file.


Cracker = One who makes unauthorized use of a computer, especially to tamper with data or programs.


Pirate = One who makes use of or reproduces the work of another without authorization



They sound like hackers that pirate shit to me.

Hackers don\'t just look at info, they obtain it for whatever purpose they have.   Crackers hack software, alter it for their needs etc.
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« Reply #7 on: June 11, 2004, 09:42:49 PM »
yous a crackers ass cracker mother****er
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« Reply #8 on: June 11, 2004, 09:53:54 PM »
Soulgrind Hackers do not tamper or compromise people\'s data. The term Hackers is one of the most misused in the computer World. The cracker was someone like the HACKER but instead they went many steps further, IE: Stealing code, destroying data, etc.....

Allot of people think that a cracker is mainly someone who bypasses software protection, like cd keys etc... which is only a small part of what they do.
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« Reply #9 on: June 11, 2004, 10:37:43 PM »
and i used to thought crackers is that sort of food that you eat...

hence the word fire crackers...

what was i babbling about?
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« Reply #10 on: June 11, 2004, 11:10:25 PM »
They\'re 2 pees in a pod to me, unless they\'re working for a company to improve security.  Its all changed, Once apon a time hackers were crackers. Now the pansies have separated themselves and called the others crackers.....
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« Reply #11 on: June 12, 2004, 01:10:05 AM »
and I thought I was on "crack", I am all lost of what the heck is going on...:nut:
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« Reply #12 on: June 12, 2004, 12:58:57 PM »
hey jerk find your own thread to spam in i was here first
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« Reply #13 on: June 12, 2004, 01:45:19 PM »
"Cracker" means white people.

No joke.
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« Reply #14 on: June 12, 2004, 02:40:24 PM »
didn\'t know that.

How come?  where was it originated from?
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