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"I expect to be in a much more informed position in a few days." Steven Collins, chief technology officer for the company, couldn't confirm whether the stolen code contained the company's software, but said Havok is investigating the issue. For example, some of the code apparently came from Havok, Dublin, Ireland's creator of software that emulates the physical interaction between in-game characters and their environment. Valve wasn't the only one affected by the incident.Ĭomponents of the source code appear to be from other companies that had licensed the software to Valve, PivX's Larholm said. I definitely hope they catch these guys." "It highlights some loose security policies. That could mean that people who play the game online may be opening themselves to attack. While some reports have focused on speculation that the digital thieves wanted a leg up in finding ways to cheat in the game, Larholm stressed that the leaked source code could be used by hackers and other to find security holes in the program. The program worked and appeared to be "Half Life 2," he said. Thor Larholm, senior security researcher for security firm PivX Solutions, obtained source code from available sources on the Internet and compiled the game. The original game was popular, not only for its strong single-player story line, but for several expansions to the multiplayer game, including "Counter Strike." Released in 1998, "Half Life" remains the most popular first-person shooter online, according to current data from games site GameSpy. Due out in later this year, the game pits the human race against aliens from another dimension. "Half Life 2" is a much-anticipated entry into the computer-game market. Moreover, for the past year, the company has been suffering from intermittent denial-of-service attacks. Keystroke loggers-the computer equivalent of unauthorized wiretaps-had recorded employee passwords and confidential information, the post stated. "Yes, the source code that has been posted is the HL-2 source code."Īccording to the post, Valve's internal network had been almost completely compromised. "Ever have one of those weeks?" stated the post. 19, apparently copied the entire source-code tree for "Half Life 2." Valve wouldn't otherwise comment on the theft, but confirmed Monday that the post was authentic.Īppearing on Thursday, the account of the theft said that in mid-September a network intruder had access to Valve Software's e-mail accounts and, on Sept. Gabe Newell, the company's founder and managing director, described the incident in a post to the "Half Life 2" community site, in response to rumors about the code being leaked. Digital thieves have compromised Valve Software's Internet security and stolen the complete source code for "Half Life 2," raising the specter that online players of the coming game may be vulnerable to attack.