[ISN] UPDATED: FBI raids hacker home in search of stolen Half-Life 2 code

From: William Knowles (wk@private)
Date: Thu Jan 22 2004 - 00:43:36 PST

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    http://www.geek.com/news/geeknews/2004Jan/gee20040120023508.htm
    
    posted 11:55am EST Tue Jan 20 2004
    submitted by J. Eric Smith 
    
    Those wily grunts in the black helicopters are at it again. No, not
    Microsoft's Secret Service Legion, the somewhat-less-fear-inducing
    Federal Bureau of Investagation (FBI). According to a weblog posted by
    a San Francisco resident, the Effa Bee Eye raided his domicile looking
    for a treasure beyond comprehension: the stolen source code to Valve
    Software's upcoming blockbuster gaming sequel, Half-Life 2.
    
    The raidee, one Chris Toshok, was rudely awakened by the men in black,
    who proceeded to search his apartment for anything relating to Valve
    Software and Half-Life 2. When the federal agents left, they took with
    them practically every piece of electronic gear owned by Toshok,
    including 9 computers, his Xbox, and a Tivo.
    
    Toshok proclaims his innocence, but also admits to being associated
    with a group calling itself the "Hungry Programmers." The group is on
    the FBI's list as a piracy organization, and has apparently been
    linked to other hacking activities in the past.
    
    You can read Toshok's blog[1] on the event if you're so inclined.
    
    UPDATE 4:30 P.M. ET: Forgot to include the following attribution in 
    the original posting. Sorry, K.! --ChiefEditor
    
    Thanks to K. Adams for the heads-up, and the link to The Inquirer's 
    coverage.
    
    [1] http://squeedlyspooch.com/blog/archives/000072.html
    
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