The boy who stole Half Life 2

[CDN_Merlin]

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011- ... cle?page=1

Interesting read for anyone who enjoys Half Life 2 and the source code that was leaked many years ago.

[SirWinner]

Very interesting read.

Sad to think that it was that easy to sneak in and steal the "source code" to the "source engine" before Half Life's 2 release.

[seeker3]

That is quite an interesting article,and I know this may be a little off-topic but a few years back I came across a demo program that would search out unprotected computers.I could not believe how many computers had absolutely NO security!!If I had been so inclined,I could have destroyed a good many peoples computer lives.After one search I quickly deleted the program.It was certainly an eye opener about the importance of good security.I know nothing about hacking and am glad of it:)

[CDN_Merlin]

If you have a laptop, you can scan for networks and find so many that are unprotected. Then if you choose, you can try to check what files they are sharing and steal anything. I did that once but only copied files for Diablo 2 character.

[Thenior]

I watched a guy remote into a bank, rewrite a insecure wireless printers flash, and upload a script to one of the workstations, just to prove how insecure they were.

[Glowhyena]

Wow, kids...