Teen pleads guilty in Microsoft and Valve hacking case

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An organized group stole data from various companies that include Microsoft, Epic Games, Valve and others. While previous members of the group have pleaded guilty, it was only until today that the fourth and final member of the group pleaded guilty to charges of hacking and intellectual property theft.

19-year-old Austin Alcala pleaded guilty to charges of hacking that occurred sometime during 2012 through April of 2014. According to a statement released by the Department of Justice:

The conspirators accessed and stole unreleased software, software source code, trade secrets, copyrighted and pre-release works and other confidential and proprietary information.


In a time where data theft is becoming more rampant, in this instance, client data was not compromised during the attacks. Although it is always difficult to put a price on intellectual property, the value of the stolen data is estimated to range between $100 million to $200 million USD. Alcala will be sentenced in a court of law in July of 2015.

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Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/04/02/teen_pleads_guilty_in_microsoft_and_valve_hacking_case/?

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XaldinPosted:

Pretty amazing for someone that young and also a really dumb thing to get involved in and go to jail over.

FeetPosted:

going to prison with murders there going to ask him whys he's in there he better lie

NotePosted:

I bet he's going to prison longer than a murderer (or similar) would.

yo2434Posted:

yo2434
GR33NV3N0M
BONDGUY8514697
DankStorm It says a 19 year old pleaded, a 19 year old is not a teen, but the title is "Teen pleads guilty in Microsoft and Valve hacking case"


Bruh... nineteeen..nineTEEN


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not to mention he did it 2 years ago.....so he was 17 then


sorry 3 years ago....started the hacking at 16 through age 18

yo2434Posted:

GR33NV3N0M
BONDGUY8514697
DankStorm It says a 19 year old pleaded, a 19 year old is not a teen, but the title is "Teen pleads guilty in Microsoft and Valve hacking case"


Bruh... nineteeen..nineTEEN


hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha pause while I breath hahahahahahahahahaha, im giving you rep for that made my day. My friend you have won the internet today


not to mention he did it 2 years ago.....so he was 17 then

FoldPosted:

-Skittle Pretty big thing for a nineteen year old to do lmao


Even bigger considering he was only around 17 when the hack actually took place.

GR33NV3N0MPosted:

BONDGUY8514697
DankStorm It says a 19 year old pleaded, a 19 year old is not a teen, but the title is "Teen pleads guilty in Microsoft and Valve hacking case"


Bruh... nineteeen..nineTEEN


hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha pause while I breath hahahahahahahahahaha, im giving you rep for that made my day. My friend you have won the internet today

SkittlePosted:

Pretty big thing for a nineteen year old to do lmao

BONDGUY8514697Posted:

DankStorm It says a 19 year old pleaded, a 19 year old is not a teen, but the title is "Teen pleads guilty in Microsoft and Valve hacking case"


Bruh... nineteeen..nineTEEN

PryzelPosted:

What an idiot, now he just has to get on a deal with the consequences. Really not worth it in the end.


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