[MUD-Dev] Identity Theft and MUDding

[Matt Mihaly]

On Thu, 21 Jun 2001, Robert Fleck wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Matt Mihaly [mailto:the_logos at achaea.com]

>> The FBI just seized the equipment/arrested someone who had
>> illicitly obtained a copy of Achaea and I can tell you that the
>> only reason that happened is because we can prove that Achaea's
>> code is worth a lot of money and thus the hacker is being treated
>> as an economic terrorist. I was flat-out told that if nothing of
>> economic value was taken, they would not pursue the case.

> I recently read an article about FBI computer investigations.  The
> agent being interviewed stated that it costs them about US$200,000
> to fully pursue hacking cases...
 
> You need serious evidence of value to convince them to exert that
> kind of effort.

Yeah, we had to fax them our bank and income statements for the last
18 months.

--matt

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