14 Year Old Call of Duty Hacker Hired by Microsoft(tekgoblin.com)
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14 Year Old Call of Duty Hacker Hired by Microsoft
http://www.tekgoblin.com/2011/05/27/14-year-old-call-of-duty-hacker-hired-by-microsoft/
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Maybe it's a double bluff thing, like when Valve caught the Half Life leaker: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-02-21-the-boy-who-sto...
I actually thought this article was significantly better than the parent article, and is definitely worth a read.
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I don't see anything in that statement equivalent to "hired". Is there another source that indicates this?
I agree, it sounds as though they are "reeducating" him into a white hat and not necessarily hiring him on as a employee. It would surprise me if they actually hired him right now because he had set up a phishing scam. It is good though that they are working with him vs throwing the book at him especially for one so young.
Hired a phisher? Thought they were hiring someone who was making wallhacks or aimbots or anything like that. That would've made much more sense. Put a guy like that into security!
I'm not surprised this has happened but I wouldn't expect this from Microsoft nor with a person who has defrauded others after hacking a system.
Huh, I should be happy for Microsoft hiring a practiced phisher. Sounds like a good advancement for them.
Some years later, sure enough, guess who was in the Diablo II credits.