Few news stories are as meme-y and terrifying.
An Oxford, UK resident used an Amazon Firestick, hotel internet, and immoral manipulation of people to commit the crime. I say resident because the convicted was underage at the time of the crime but is now between 17 and 18 years old (information was spotty on our end, admittedly).
Obviously, to us non-Brits, this was quite a discussion. The idea of being locked away in a hospital for mental health reasons sounds horrifying, but for a hacking offense to a gaming company seems severe at first glance. Looking deeper, though, there seem to be disturbing details about the young man.
The lack of guilt, as Chieftain said, was a red flag. Blatantly admitting in open-court that “I’ll fuckin’ do it again” (paraphrased) is… not good. The sheer genius to use such methods is another factor- a Firestick and internet? This man started a fire- and the only logs used were from his nefarious networking in forums and chats. By forging camaraderie with developers, he was able to get names, passwords, and other key details to release the leaks. This left the door open to discuss fault and blame because, obviously, this particular hacker couldn’t get these details unless someone gave them to him. The skills to manipulate so many people is both impressive and damning.
Now, the elephant in the room is with regards to his mental health. Reports state that he was diagnosed with autism. We are in no way experts and will not comment on the legitimacy or possible links to ability for criminality; all we can see is the cause and effect.
There was some debate on the severity of the sentence- especially as Americans- so our assumption on “life-term” or “life imprisonment” is moot.
What did we learn? Don’t reenact GTA. It doesn’t end well.
Other Topics Discussed on This Live…
- GAMING RESOLUTIONS (NEW YEAR GOALS)
- MICKEY HORROR MOVIES (STEAMBOAT WILLY 1920s VERSION)
- Steamboat Willy was Disney’s origin for Mickey Mouse
- BlackLightOni says this is the catalyst to bring about Disney’s comeuppance
- Soda_Pop says this will be a funny horror, you can’t make Mickey scary
- Hiro argues Disney will cause trouble with a Trademark lawsuit
- THE PROXY FIGHT FOR BOARD SEATS ON DISNEY
- Nelson Peltz (Investor), Ike Perlmutter (Former Marvel Chairman), and Jay Rasulo (Former CFO) join forces to usurp the Emper–Bob Iger
- FALLOUT 4 LONDON MOD RELEASE DATE
- BlackLightOni reviews notes provided by The Mariner
- Hiro argues Disney will cause trouble with a Trademark lawsuit
- MICKEY HORROR MOVIES (STEAMBOAT WILLY 1920s VERSION)
- Steamboat Willy was Disney’s origin for Mickey Mouse
- BlackLightOni says this is the catalyst to bring about Disney’s comeuppance
- Soda_Pop says this will be a funny horror, you can’t make Mickey scary
- Hiro argues Disney will cause trouble with a Trademark lawsuit
To see the Live stream, check out the following link. The Hacker story begins around the 1 hour 28 minute mark.
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