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Stupid Criminal Alert At PAX

by Matthew Kato on March 30, 2010 at 12:30 PM

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A hacker at PAX East has tried to steal Atomic Games Breach at the game's booth at the convention. Chases. Confessions. Singing like a canary. Real cops 'n' robbers stuff.

Joystiq has an account of the hi-jinks, which started when a Atomic Games employee caught the suspect trying to download code for Breach at the company's convention booth. After getting 14MB of the code, the suspect fled and was chased down in the crowd. Atomic says he confessed several times (including while he was doing it!); claimed that the whole thing wasn't a big deal, and that he did it because he was a fan and wanted to play it with his friends. He even tried to flip on supposed co-conspirators, claiming he could "name names." While we're sure they wanted to perform their own backroom interrogation of the wanna-be thief, Atomic is leaving matters to the cops, who've confiscated the hacker's laptop and other equipment.

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Filed under: News, Atomic Games, PAX, breach

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by ScruffytheJanitor Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 12:34 PM

Well he sure sounds like a criminal mastermind. A real Dr. Evil. Its sort of like this guy I used to know who left his wallet at the scene of the crime. Absolutely priceless.
by Troy_The_Man Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 12:40 PM

Why would he do that? Doesnt he know all baddies get caught in the end?

Except for Bin Laden tho
by Bwhit056 Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 12:41 PM

that made my day. if he's a true hacker, I'm sure we shall see his account of these events on FML.
by Science7@xbox Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 12:41 PM

If u build it someone will steal it!
by OneThreeSeven Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 12:50 PM

just read the full report on Joystiq. That guy is an idiot...
by weazul33 Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 12:51 PM

Sooo I'm guessing that this guy isn't "quite" the same caliber as the hackers who hit Google...lol
by Forsberg Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 12:51 PM

You know I had heard about someone being led out in handcuffs. Didn't know what it was about.
by BlackHeartedWolf Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 12:54 PM

wow, that takes balls. I mean like serious brass balls of steel. Good they caught him though.
by Brian Albert Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 12:56 PM

So, as he was downloading the code he was talking to the designers about how he was stealing their code?

That's like calling the cops and reporting a bank robbery that you yourself are conducting.

Worst. Hacker. Ever.
by Perfect.Disaster Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 12:56 PM

One of Atomic Games main investors is the CIA. I would love for the local law enforcement to turn him over to them just to scare the sh*t out him.
by devilhound45 Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 01:00 PM

lol he failed....
by DarkLadySarai Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 01:01 PM

I love stories like this; they make me laugh
by bradyk Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 01:04 PM

Wow... grade A criminal right there.
by XDrAgOnIcUsX Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 01:11 PM

lol!
by SightofTwilight Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 01:42 PM

what an idiot.
by Gili Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 01:44 PM

Oh, please tell me there will be a comic about this tomorrow morning.
by Ryan M. Eft Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 01:46 PM

Having read through the Joystiq article, I can tell this guy is just an all-around provider of world-class entertainment.
by doomsday1155 Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 01:48 PM

This should totally be a mission in GTA. That would be hilarious.
by The One Who Knocks Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 02:04 PM

Oh man, that is idiotic!
by Ghostpig Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 02:13 PM

Actually, homeboy's making a break for it now...

kotaku.com/.../suspected-game-code-thief-on-the-lam