He scanned Valve’s network to check for accessible web servers where game information might be held.
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He claimed his goal was much simpler: His favorite game was the original Half-Life, released in 1998, and he was anxious to get as much information as he could about the sequel, which was one of the most anticipated games in the industry at that time.Īccording to the interview, he hadn’t planned on actually getting the source code during his endeavors, but he happened to find an opening around their asynchronous full zone transfer (ASFR) through a separate company that wasn’t firewalled.
Gembe’s plans were not driven by profit nor did he want to cause damage to the company.
It wasn’t long before the hacked became the hacker. Gembe was able to find the source of the malware through reverse engineering and looked for insights on how it worked. Warcraft to Half-Life: A hacker’s odysseyĪccording to an article by ArsTechnica, the hacker’s journey into stealing the source code started when he himself was hacked while playing Warcraft III on his PC. It could have had an adverse effect on sales and the company’s image.
While there were internal discussions of delaying the game until 2004 due to missing development deadlines, the secretive developer still had egg on its face because the game, while not completed, was being potentially exposed to the public through the internet.
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