Hackers charged with Xbox One, Valve, Call of Duty data theft

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The United States has charged four members of an international hacking ring with stealing up to $200 million in intellectual property and other data from Microsoft, Epic Games, Valve, Zombie Studios and the US Army. The hackers are charged with stealing software related to Xbox Live, Xbox One, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Gears of War 3.

"Specifically, the data cyber-theft allegedly included source code, technical specifications and related information for Microsoft's then-unreleased Xbox One gaming console; intellectual property and proprietary data related to Xbox Live, Microsoft's online multi-player gaming and media-delivery system; Apache helicopter simulator software developed by Zombie Studios for the US Army; a pre-release version of Epic's video game, Gears of War 3; and a pre-release version of Activision's video game, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. The defendants also allegedly conspired to use, share and sell the stolen information," the US Department of Justice says in a press release.

The hacking group used SQL injection and stolen usernames and passwords to break into the targeted companies' networks. The men charged are Nathan Leroux, 20, of Bowie, Maryland; Sanadodeh Nesheiwat, 28, of Washington, New Jersey; David Pokora, 22, of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada; and Austin Alcala, 18, of McCordsville, Indiana. Pokora and Nesheiwat have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit computer fraud and copyright infringement, both scheduled for sentencing in January.

"Pokora's plea is believed to be the first conviction of a foreign-based individual for hacking into US businesses to steal trade secret information," the Department of Justice says. Authorities in Australia have charged an Australian citizen in relation to this conspiracy.

You can read the story we posted with the warrant documents back in 2013 when SuperDae was arrested below.

SUPERDAE RAIDED OVER DURANGO (EXCLUSIVE WARRANT PICTURE)
http://www.thetechgame.com/News/article/sid=4125.html

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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/30/hackers-charged-with-xbox-one-valve-call-of-duty-data-theft/

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ImBenColePosted:

LOL thats jokes xD Karma much

TTKModzPosted:

LOL, If they got hacked with SQL Injection they're security is shit. Holy **** Microsoft you **** up.

AchePosted:

It's like they were asking for it... They knew there would be consequences and they would be caught.

I just don't understand people sometimes.

TomPosted:

Well tells me to never hack with Xbox. But 200 mil is a lot.

1993Posted:

now this made me Laugh hackers now a days.

SzaPosted:

Lol that what they get dumb hackers haha go ahead and pay up

1989Posted:

Dezz
Gossip Whats the point of this though? Just a waste of time and effort.


Well they get money and they get happy.


All the money goes when they get caught.

RefinePosted:

They must of surely knew that that were going to get caught sometime. Now way that they thought that they weren't going to get caught. GGs, but their game is over.

RefinePosted:

Dezz
Gossip Whats the point of this though? Just a waste of time and effort.


Well they get money and they get happy.


Exactly what Dezz said. They get a lot more $ and they're happy.. until they get caught.

LatencyPosted:

And people thought it was harmless. Ha! I wanna see this on my local news please.