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>In a nutshell, FlightSimLabs installed a password dumper onto ALL users’ machines, whether they were pirates or not, but then only activated the password-stealing module when it determined that specific ‘pirate’ serial numbers had been used which matched those on FlightSimLabs’ servers.

We installed spyware on your PC, but trust us, we didn't use it, we only used it on the people we didn't like...

>“This method has already successfully provided information that we’re going to use in our ongoing legal battles against such criminals,” Kalamaras revealed.

We're going to introduce documents into a legal process that were obtained through illegal means and hope we don't get counter-sued.

It looks like once again, a gaming company has decided to stop working on making games, and start working on a convoluted game of cat and mouse with unemployed anonymous nerds. What could go wrong...

parent slivym 8 years ago

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