Arrests Made in 'Half-Life' Game Hacking Case -FBI

[Bombardier]

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Arrests have been made in the theft last year of source code for Valve Software's highly anticipated PC game "Half-Life 2," an FBI spokesman in Seattle said on Thursday.

Details about the arrests, which were made in several countries, were not made public because they are part of an ongoing investigation, FBI spokesman Ray Lauer said.

Valve officials said the online gaming community tracked down the purported hackers within days of the company's announcement last fall that the release of "Half-Life 2" would be delayed because of the Internet break-in.

http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml...66&section=news

[Bombardier]

:good job: :good job:

This arrest was a very good thing!

Those damn bastards that stole that source code caused HL2 to be majorly delayed :reallymad: (as if the game wasn't already delayed enough <_>

I preordered this game at my local software shop early last year and I plan to purchase it when it finally hits the stores.

The Half-Life series just rocks! :good job:

[DudeAsInCool]

Saw the demo - its almost movie-like.. :good job:

[Redneck4sure]

My technical expertise is limited to defrag and virus scan. If you ever see me on the news as an arrested hacker, they have got the wrong man!

[Malicious Intent]

Well that isn't going to bring out HL2 any earlier. That is what I care about. Valve should have kept the source code safer. They should also quit it with the excuses. :reallymad: The internet is like the wild west. That is what makes it so good. You can't then bitch about it when that turns against you.

[Bombardier]

If the internet is ever going to turn into a viable platform for e-commerce, then the "wild west" will need a good sheriff or two.

The internet we know now will not remain this way forever.