http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/05/17/activisi...laims/#comments
And upon reading it, my first thought was "Shadowrun", second to "Activision sux" of course:
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...former IT director Thomas Fenady claims that he was asked to “dig up dirt on Jason and Vince” in 2009 by George Rose, Activision’s chief legal officer at the time.
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The hack was allegedly part of Activision’s cringe-inducingly named ‘Project Icebreaker’, an ongoing attempt to secure the relationship between Infinity Ward and the publisher.
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Thomas Fenady also claims that Rose told him to disregard the legal implications of the hack. “Bobby [Kotick] will take care of you. This comes from Bobby directly … don’t worry about repercussions.” Fenady allegedly tried to enlist the help of third-parties to crack into Zampella and West’s computers and e-mail: Microsoft refused to help without a court order, and a private network security firm, InGuardians, “didn’t feel comfortable doing it”.
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The hack was allegedly part of Activision’s cringe-inducingly named ‘Project Icebreaker’, an ongoing attempt to secure the relationship between Infinity Ward and the publisher.
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Thomas Fenady also claims that Rose told him to disregard the legal implications of the hack. “Bobby [Kotick] will take care of you. This comes from Bobby directly … don’t worry about repercussions.” Fenady allegedly tried to enlist the help of third-parties to crack into Zampella and West’s computers and e-mail: Microsoft refused to help without a court order, and a private network security firm, InGuardians, “didn’t feel comfortable doing it”.
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