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venturebeat.com - 14 days ago
How investigators tracked down a Modern Warfare 2 cyber pirate
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How investigators tracked down a Modern Warfare 2 cyber pirate

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To Catch A Modern Warfare 2 Cyber-Thief [Piracy]
Kotaku — ... spoil it for everybody. We plug leaks every day, but this was one of the biggest ones of the year." While the investigation didn't do much to curb the piracy already plaguing Modern Warfare 2, it is an excellent example of the lengths that publishers will go to in order to protect their property, as well as being proof that no matter how well you think you covered your tracks, they're probably not covered. Hit up the link below for the full story. How investigators tracked down a Modern Warfare 2 cyber pirate [VentureBeat] ...

Private Investigators Capture Major Modern Warfare 2 Pirate
1UP RSS feed — ... Venturebeat is reporting that Christian Del Amo, an 18-year-old from Miami, initially cracking the game's code on Monday, which was followed by a flood illegal copies on torrent sites. ...

How to Catch Thieves and Pirates
GamePolitics News — ... A VentureBeat story details how Activision Blizzard was able to track down a pirate selling Xbox 360 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 bundles on Craigslist, and how the cracking of that crime led to the arrest of another individual selling illegal copies of the game. ...

Been Caught Stealing: Facebook Helps Put Modern Warfare 2 Cyber-Thieves Behind Bars
Ripten Video Game Blog — ... According to Dean Takahashi of VentureBeat, a Craigslist post offering a Modern Warfare 2 Xbox 360 bundle perked the interest of Activision and prompted them to hire Dallas based IPCybercrime, a private investigation firm specializing in internet crime. ...

How investigators tracked down a Modern Warfare 2 cyber pirate
Xbox-Scene News — From venturebeat.com: [QUOTE] The posting last Thursday on Craigslist was alarming. Someone was selling a Modern Warfare 2 Xbox 360 bundle, with both a console and a game, for $500. The problem was that Modern Warfare 2, one of the most anticipated games of the year, doesn't officially go on sale until Nov. 10. Activision Blizzard, the game's publisher, called in IPCybercrime.com, a Dallas private investigation firm that specializes in online investigations. The investigators tracked down the seller and stumbled into a scheme to pirate the game ...

CoD: Modern Warfare 2 Pirate Arrested
Evil Avatar - News Items — ... VentureBeat is reporting police have arrested one person who was allegedly involved in a scheme to sell pirated copies of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, bundled with Xbox 360 consoles, via a listing on Craigslist. ...

How To Catch A Modern Warfare 2 Pirate [Crime]
Kotaku — ... games online and is busted for it by Miami-Dade police. Investigators say that 18-year-old suspect Christian Del Amo—who reportedly goes by the mysterious handle "cdelamo" on pirating forums—was "in a position to sell thousands" of copies of Modern Warfare 2, right before he was snatched by police. VentureBeat's report has other tales of Modern Warfare 2 pirating stupidity, a read that should brighten up your day due to not being one of these people. How investigators tracked down a Modern Warfare 2 cyber pirate [VentureBeat] ...

Activision catches both pirates and thieves in Modern Warfare 2 investigation
Joystiq [Xbox] — While it might be tempting to go straight to Craigslist with those Modern Warfare 2 Xbox 360 bundles you stole, it turns out that Activision notices exciting, high-profile offers just like your potential customers might. VentureBeat reports that when Activision noticed a listing for one of the bundles last Thursday, the company hired a private investigation firm, IPCyberCrime.com, to track down the seller. When IPCyberCrime found the person behind the sale, the investigator discovered that he was an employee at ...

Activision Busts 'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2' Pirate Through Craigslist
MTV Multiplayer — ... “It all happened very fast,” IPCybercrime owner Rob Holmes told VentureBeat. “If these guys get their stuff out, then they can do some major damage to sales and spoil it for everybody. We plug leaks every day, but this was one of the biggest ones of the year.” ...

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Modern Warfare 2 is already making an appearance at torrent sites all over the internet, but it could have been worse. Dean Takahashi reports on how IPCybercrime stopped one pirate from making his big score. It all started with a Craigslist post, as many seedy stories these days do. Last ...