http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/Microsoft-Xbox-hackers-576321
The Smoking Gun
April 10, 2014
APRIL 10 -- A group of alleged hackers has been charged with breaking into
the computer systems of the U.S Army, Microsoft, and several other firms
to steal pre-release copies of popular video games like “Call of Duty,”
simulation software for Apache attack helicopter pilots, and confidential
data that was used to create counterfeit versions of the Xbox gaming
system, The Smoking Gun has learned.
Three men have been named in a sealed federal indictment charging them
each with 15 felony counts, including conspiracy, fraud, and computer
hacking, according to a copy of the 54-page document obtained by TSG.
Two other alleged hackers--a North Carolina resident and an Australian
teenager--have been identified as unindicted coconspirators in the scheme,
which began in early-2011 and continued for more than two years.
A federal grand jury last July returned a sealed indictment against Nathan
Leroux, 19; Sanadodeh Nesheiwat, 28; and David Pokora, a Canadian
resident. FBI agents last week arrested Leroux at his Wisconsin home and
collared Nesheiwat (seen above) at his New Jersey residence. Pokora’s
status could not be determined.
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