VALVe nous fait parvenir un communiqué de presse annonçant que, je traduis et cite, « des personnes impliquées dans l’intrusion dans le réseau de VALVe, le vol du code source d’Half-Life 2 et sa publication sur Internet ont été arrêtées dans plusieurs pays ». Bon, il commençait à être temps, ça a eu lieu il y a neuf mois et on avait presque oublié tout ce bordel.
Gabe Newell, toujours présent quand il s’agit de flatter la communauté des joueurs d’Half-Life, tient à remercier toutes les personnes, et notamment les joueurs, qui ont aidé VALVe (et la police) à découvrir les suspects.
J’espérais une surprise dans ce communiqué de presse inutile : raté. Et pourtant, ils en ont des choses à annoncer, chez VALVe : une date de sortie pour Half-Life 2, des infos sur leur prochain projet, des détails sur Team Fortress 2, l’abandon de Steam, une nouvelle offre Powerplay…[–SUITE–]Le communiqué :
ARRESTS MADE IN RELATION TO HALF-LIFE 2 THEFT
Online Community Tracks Down Hackers
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.
