Steam hacker caught in 'high tech' raid

21 Comments by Randy Nelson Jul 1st 2008 5:00AM
Filed under: Culture, PC

Back in April, a website used by Valve to manage its Steam-related Cyber Cafe business was hacked. As we reported then, the hacker, known as "MaddoxX," claimed to have gained access to a variety of sensitive data, including credit card numbers. Well, the jig is finally up.

A special Dutch police unit, "Team High Tech Crime" (certainly somehow related to G.I. Joe), nabbed the culprit in the town of Maastricht on June 24. Dutch authorities report that he hacked an Activision server prior to the Valve job, obtaining a pre-release version of Enemy Territory: Quake Wars. He is also charged with stealing nearly 50,000 credit card numbers from a UK-based ticket sales service, using some of them to buy electronics and play online poker.

In lieu of a prison sentence, we suggest that "MaddoxX" be assigned to a work release program at Aperture Science.

[Via ITExaminer]

Tags: breach, credit cards, CreditCards, hack, steam, valve

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Jack FANTASTIC: Jul 1st 2008; 5:27AM

If the police or "Team High Tech Crime" Like raided people (in game) so it was just like that picture, That would be fucking awesome.

Like srsly

t_m: Jul 1st 2008; 11:27AM

I imagine it being more like Minority Report.

With jet packs!

Abdo: Jul 1st 2008; 5:41AM

"50,000 credit card numbers from a UK-based ticket sales service, using some of them to buy electronics and play online poker."

I RAGE'd

TimmiT: Jul 1st 2008; 5:42AM

I remember reading this in a newspaper. (I'm Dutch)

UltimateQ: Jul 1st 2008; 6:38AM

What a mingebag.

Eggy: Jul 1st 2008; 7:20AM

A limbo? hehe

Rosssas: Jul 1st 2008; 7:54AM

a king of limbo

JoeTheBlow: Jul 1st 2008; 8:03AM

50,000 numbers eh?
Thats one hell of a lot of ass-raping he's in for.

John Z: Jul 1st 2008; 9:12AM

"As part of the required correctional protocol, I am to tell you that Aperture Science Soap-Like Cleansing Bar On Aperture Science Rope-Based Fibrous Loop, while not mandatory, may be beneficial to your eventual enjoyment of the cake that will be served after your sentence is up."

Dan Bugglin: Jul 1st 2008; 10:08AM

This guy was a GENIUS.

http://forums.facepunchstudios.com/showpost.php?p=5290364&postcount=98

Nando: Jul 1st 2008; 8:50PM

lol, so much for a guy that hacked so many servers...

randomshagz: Jul 1st 2008; 10:33AM

GI-Joe for the win.

My steam account was hacked too. I am glad he got caught.

Triforceowner: Jul 1st 2008; 10:57AM

That guy will probably get a job at Valve now. Get the guy who hacked your website to build a security system he can't hack.

t_m: Jul 1st 2008; 11:31AM

You mean "Set a deep hole with spring-loaded sides, tripwires, whirling knife blades driven by water power, broken glass and scorpions, to catch a thief."?

Truth in the old sayings there is.

Jhongerkong: Jul 1st 2008; 11:24AM

Valve: wtf h4x? NO WAI!

ben: Jul 1st 2008; 11:30AM

hes cell mates with the companion cube

dark_inchworm: Jul 1st 2008; 11:58AM

Oh yeah, that MaddoxX guy. For every credit card number I didn't steal, he stole three.

Booxatron: Jul 1st 2008; 1:08PM

haha +1 good sir

Heh: Jul 1st 2008; 1:14PM

Hacker got v&?

Oshi-

americankgb: Jul 1st 2008; 3:41PM

On a related note

http://maddox.xmission.com/

michas_pi: Jul 1st 2008; 9:17PM

What a maget.

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