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Originally posted by DanFang
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/h...ws_6100381.html
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.
By Tor Thorsen, GameSpot POSTED: 06/10/04 12:51PM
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Valve 宣佈 Half-Life 2 程式碼竊賊被捕
這款眾人期待與長期延宕的FPS遊戲續集開發者公佈了一連串的跨國逮捕事件.
當Valve宣佈該案的一串逮捕事件時使Half-Life 2程式碼竊案傳奇今天邁入新的章節.
據Valve所說, 散居各國的竊嫌以分別以竊取Half-Life 2程式碼, 散播程式碼, 或入侵Valve公司的罪名被捕.
Valve總裁Gabe Newell將這些逮捕歸功於提供線索的遊戲玩家. 他表示佩服眾多玩家如何快速的與機警的解決這種使傳統執法機關無法處理的網路犯罪問題.
Valve的每一個人均再度被提醒我們虧欠玩家族群.
但是當Valve今日宣佈逮捕訊息時卻未描述詳情. Valve的新聞稿(今日電郵給媒體的)表示網路遊戲族群在入侵案宣佈數日內便追蹤到了涉案者.
負責偵辦此案的美國聯邦調查局西北反網路犯罪工作隊亦無透露更多消息. 當Gamespot詢問時, 該隊的西雅圖總部公關僅表示"我們做了"
但是當追問更進一步消息如多少人在美國境內被捕及何時被捕等, 探員便拒絕提供更多訊息, 他表示無法評論逮捕以外的事.
Half-Life 2竊嫌逮捕的消息在執法機關介入的傳聞出現數月後發生. 今年一月, 一群電腦專家的系統被聯邦調查局以涉嫌竊案的名義扣押.
幾週之後德國又傳出Phatbot木馬作者也涉嫌竊案. 在這兩件消息上, Valve與執法機關均不願評論.
Gamespot得到進一步消息後會公佈.
(翻完了...好累...)