HL2 arrests

Paddyjack · Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2004 6:07 pm Post subject: HL2 arrests

I've seen this elsewhere, i thought it could be of interrest to you guys:

ARRESTS MADE IN RELATION TO HALF-LIFE 2 THEFT

Online Community Tracks Down Hackers

Today Valve announced that arrests related to the break-in to Valve's network and theft of the Half Life 2 source code have been made in several countries. Valve's CEO has thanked gamers for the help and tips received and admitted that Valve owes a great deal to the gaming community. Thanks Computergames.

June, 10 2004 - Arrests have been made in several countries related to the break-in to Valve's network, theft of the Half-Life 2 source
code, and release of the source code on the Internet.

"Within a few days of the announcement of the break-in, the online gaming community had tracked down those involved," said Gabe Newell,
Valve's CEO. "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."

Thousands of tips were received related to the criminal activities, with a core group of people who were able to analyze and backtrack
from these clues. Subsequent to these individuals being identified, Valve has been working with various national authorities to prepare
cases against those involved, leading to these arrests.

"It was very uplifting to see how the community rallied and tracked these people down. Everyone here at Valve is once again reminded of
how much we owe to the gaming community," added Mr. Newell.

For specific details on the arrests, please contact the Northwest Cyber Crime Task Force, Seattle, 206-262-2030.

About Valve
Founded in 1996, Valve creates entertainment software titles, including Half-Life®, Counter-StrikeTM, and Team Fortress®. Valve's
portfolio accounts for over 10 million retail units sold worldwide, and over 88% of the online action market. More information about
Valve is available through the company's Web site at www.valvesoftware.com.
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Bright Red Nipples · Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2004 6:17 pm Post subject:

It's about time. I hope they are dealt with swiftly and severely. It's a$$holes with the thieves mentality that create viruses.

Do you think that maybe the release of HL2 and having charges brought up was somehow timed??
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Stevo · Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2004 7:53 pm Post subject:

GJ!

Now they can thank everyone by fixing Steam.

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Smegma · Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2004 8:09 pm Post subject:

when is the release date??? sept 1/04 maybe,hopefully...wonder what penalty they will get.?
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`RaphX · Registered User Joined: 24 Mar 2002 Posts: 1556

Now that they've made arrests, will the next delay be attributed to having to wait for sentencing?

PondScum007 · Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2004 10:45 pm Post subject:

those dirty, dirty bints...
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-=Morpheus=- · Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2004 9:33 am Post subject: release the game already

HL2 better be the best sequel ever....does anyone exactly when they're supposed to release the game.

but props to authorites for catching those creeps
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Chan · Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2004 1:14 pm Post subject:

Uhhhg Had a dream last night that both DOOM 3 and Half life 2 came out... bought copies of both ran home to install and then there was a blackout.... worst nightmare ever.
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Stevo · Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2004 4:56 pm Post subject:

Mad-Hammer · Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2004 10:52 pm Post subject: Re: release the game already

(+)ASSASSIN(+) · Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2004 1:13 pm Post subject:

They can thank the gaming community by releasing TFC 2 lmao

Sorry, bad joke
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Clay Pigeon · Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2004 3:28 pm Post subject:

So they finally caught the guys that stole the code. Its a good thing that the stolen property(source code) was returned, otherwise valve could never release HL2.