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Remember when hackers hacked into Valve? The hacker, MaddoxX, said he was just hacking to teach Valve a thing or two, and many of you said that nothing would come of it. Well, something came of it.

He made his way into a file server, uncovering credit card numbers and account information for users. He claimed that "We also don't want money from VALVe, we want a simple message on their site." Right. Now that the 20-year-old has been caught by Dutch authorities, we know that he blew through 13 million Euros buying computers, televisions, music players, and playing online poker. On top of all of this, CVG says that he was also busted for hacking into an Activision server and stealing a copy of Enemy Territory: Quake Wars.

Wait. If you had 13 million Euros, why would you need to hack and steal Quake Wars?

What would you buy with 13 million Euros ($20 million)? Not Quake Wars!








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Zombutler's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2008 11:55
Zombutler
Haha, 13 mil and he steals Quake Wars.


FAIL
Maurice Tan's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2008 11:57
Maurice Tan
A Valve hacker, does that make him the biggest illegal tool out there?
bruceleethree's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2008 11:58
bruceleethree
dutch people epicly fail @ life.
Dale North's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2008 11:59
Dale North
P.Pew: basically
Geoff Henao's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2008 12:06
Geoff Henao
I'd obviously fund a Jawbreaker reunion tour.
DaedHead8's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2008 12:10
DaedHead8
I'd buy stock in valve.
galagabug 's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2008 12:14
galagabug
i like the way video_cognito thinks.
Farscape's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2008 12:16
Farscape
bruceleethree
06/30/2008 11:58
dutch people epicly fail @ life.

How do you figure that?

(Yes, I have dutch roots.)
Aaron Mxy Yost's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2008 12:26
Aaron Mxy Yost
I really hope it was pirating Quake Wars that ultimately led to his capture.
king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2008 12:26
king3vbo
lol, what an idiot.
Excel-2011's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2008 12:31
Excel-2011
I would blow all that money on the lottery playing every possible number in one night. It's sure to double my winnings.
adultswim810's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2008 13:04
adultswim810
learn to quit while you're ahead... seriously, fail.
mix's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2008 13:17
mix
You think you would be a little more key when stealing 20 million, sucks to be him.
PaulMorel's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2008 13:41
PaulMorel
"Wait. If you had 13 million Euros, why would you need to hack and steal Quake Wars?"

Obviously, the act of stealing/hacking means more to him than the products he is stealing.

It's like when Winona Ryder was caught stealing from Macy's after making like a bajillion dollars on a movie.
Milkman519's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2008 14:18
Milkman519
JUSTICE!
Fronz's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2008 15:16
Fronz
Next time hack Blizzard and steal something we care about.
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2008 15:19
Sharpless
There's only two things I hate in this world. People who are intolerant of other people's cultures, and the Dutch.
catsithx's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2008 15:27
catsithx
Yeah thsi person has epic fail written all over him gad At least do something use full with that money. People seem to get dumber evryday .
Gyrael's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2008 15:53
Gyrael
Great job "trying to send a message" by fucking stealing from people.
Velt's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2008 16:22
Velt
Yeah, he didnt knew when to stop. Intelligent hackers dont get caught, they steal money from big banks every day and the banks just got to suck it up.
Corncobtacular's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2008 16:27
Corncobtacular
Fronz is on to something
AliasWyvernspur's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2008 17:57
AliasWyvernspur
What would you buy with 13 million Euros ($20 million)?

Pay Faith No More to get back together, then fight after the tour.

Anywho, what a douche. This is bigger than epic, this is legendary fail
Cricketman's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2008 20:12
Cricketman
what a fucking idiot...why didn't he just buy himself a new identity and a couple of hot puero rican women and flee to the bahamas, so he could live in a mansion and just call it a day before this moron got caught?
Jetsetlemming's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2008 21:01
Jetsetlemming
It took them 15 months to catch him, eh. Way to go Dutch police.
JustLikeBuck's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2008 02:44
JustLikeBuck
13 mil?? A nice island, with it's own renewable power supply, and a steady subscription of the latest games and entertainment devices :)

How can you mess that up so badly?
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