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by Justin Haywald

Square Enix Sues Hacker Group

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Jul 06, 20111 min
Data and Information SecurityLegalVideo Games

A group of Italian hackers leaked out a preview build of Square Enix's upcoming espionage-action-RPG hybrid Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Now the group of 15 hackers is facing litigation and may have to pay "damages in excess of $5000," according to an article on GamesIndustry.biz.

A group of Italian hackers leaked out a preview build of Square Enix’s upcoming espionage-action-RPG hybrid Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Now the group of 15 hackers is facing litigation and may have to pay “damages in excess of $5000,” according to an article on GamesIndustry.biz.

The code apparently came from the website for Italian magazine GMC. The Hacker group infiltrated the magazine’s files and leaked the code without the knowledge of GMC.

Hacking is fast becoming an epidemic this year, but at least Square’s damages are relatively minor. But as groups become more and more brazen, does that mean we’re going to continue to face tighter security and more paranoid companies?