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Teenager charged allegedly over GTA 6 hack News Sep 26th, 2022

Teenager charged allegedly over GTA 6 hack

17-year-old charged with two counts each of breach of bail and computer misuse

FBI investigating alleged GTA 6 hacker News Sep 21st, 2022

FBI investigating alleged GTA 6 hacker

It's suspected that the same person infiltrated Uber's network, too

News Aug 23rd, 2021

Ex-Jagex employee Taylor imprisoned for sexually assaulting a minor

Firm's longest-serving member of staff sentenced to 22 months

Cyberpunk 2077 and Witcher 3's source code apparently sold at hacker auction News Feb 12th, 2021

Cyberpunk 2077 and Witcher 3's source code apparently sold at hacker auction

No figure put on the deal but they presumably went for $7m

Someone stole $340k worth of Nvidia RTX 3090 cards in China News Dec 8th, 2020

Someone stole $340k worth of Nvidia RTX 3090 cards in China

Taken from MSI's factory in the region

Australian police charge CS:GO players over alleged match fixing News May 4th, 2020

Australian police charge CS:GO players over alleged match fixing

Follows arrested made in August 2019

CS:GO loot box keys can no longer be resold due to money laundering concerns News Oct 29th, 2019

CS:GO loot box keys can no longer be resold due to money laundering concerns

"Worldwide fraud networks have recently shifted to using CS:GO keys to liquidate their gains"

A man stole over $40,000 worth of merchandise and technology from Valve News Oct 9th, 2019

A man stole over $40,000 worth of merchandise and technology from Valve

The burglary happened on June 17th 2018

Hi-Rez fires community manager arrested in child sex sting operation News Feb 6th, 2019

Hi-Rez fires community manager arrested in child sex sting operation

One of 21 individuals nailed as part of Operation Interception

25-year-old Californian man pleads guilty after Call of Duty dispute led to fatal swatting News Nov 14th, 2018

25-year-old Californian man pleads guilty after Call of Duty dispute led to fatal swatting

Gambling dispute left an innocent father-of-two dead last December

South Korea looking to make sexual harassment in video games a crime News Sep 17th, 2018

South Korea looking to make sexual harassment in video games a crime

Follows laws brought to make cheating in games illegal

Romanian to spend a year in US prison after World of Warcraft DDoS attacks News May 9th, 2018

Romanian to spend a year in US prison after World of Warcraft DDoS attacks

Calin Mateias was extradited to the US last year, cites disputes with fellow players as cause for attacks.

Valve suspends Counter-Strike co-creator after he's arrested for child sex crimes News Feb 2nd, 2018

Valve suspends Counter-Strike co-creator after he's arrested for child sex crimes

"Reports suggest he has been arrested for a felony offense. As such we have suspended his employment until we know more.”

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