Koolk was arrested!!

OK here is the truth

OK my xFreeze(from rz) made a full translation of the article on YNET and yes he is from isreal so this is accurate

Credit to xFreeze for the Translation

student of the 11th grade has been arrested this morning because of hacking the game Maplestory(which has been created by Nexon) and releasing "the secret codes to upgrade your charcter".

The young guy has admitted he did that for "fame on the internet" after an investigation that lasted 3 months.

During the month of July complaint filed by attorneys representing the company in Israel, Nexon Korean. Company representatives noticed that are Israeli as a "koolk" broke the company's software, downloadable for free, it slipped by module security module connection. The hacker opened server which is equivalent to connect with the cracked software, and made users who were supposed to connect to the original server connect to the pirated server.

The game "Maplestory" is a free-based game, you can play in for free when-ever you want, but if you want a strong charcter you have to pay to Nexon.

The guy also published the cracked\pirated software by the Internet thereby caused financial damage to increase, and increased the fear viruses for the game who have used the cracked\pirated software. Over several weeks, the boy managed to evade researchers of computer fraud unit, which came during the investigation was considered hackers innocent people.

During the search conducted by police fraud unit of the district center computer of computer material was captured, detained the suspect for questioning. Pleaded guilty to minor offenses and released on making conditions restrictive by his parents. The police say that this is an offense to infiltrate into pertaining to computer material, breaking into a protected server, removing the security of a server module and establishing smiliar server - all of these criminal offenses.

No here is the letter that koolk showed to Zorita then Zorita showed me

Nexon America Inc. (“Nexon” is the owner of the Website, (Nexon's website could post link because i dont have enough posts) (the “Website” The website contains Nexon’s copyrighted material and the intellectual property in the Video Games on the Website, which include the game MapleStory (the “Game”, as well as the original images on the Website and embedded in the Game, and the object and source code for the site. In addition, Nexon is the owner in the trademarks NEXON and MapleStory, as well as hundreds of other trademarks used in association with the website.

You are currently hosting the following website: http://titanms.koolk.net (the “Rogue Website”. This website is a haven for private servers of the Game, and for those who have illegally misappropriated Nexon’s intellectual property: These private servers who specifically distribute and download private server software for the Game from the Rogue Website are severely damaging the Game and are hurting Nexon’s business. In addition, they are misappropriating Nexon’s intellectual property for their own commercial gain.

I hereby state that Nexon America Inc. is the owner of copyright in the images attached hereto and that to the best of my knowledge and belief, the infringing use was not authorized by it, its agents or the law. I further declare under penalty of perjury that this notice is accurate and that I am authorized to act as Nexon America Inc.’s agent in this matter. Pursuant to the Copyright Act, and your Terms of Service, Nexon America Inc. demands that you shut down the Rogue Website and remove the infringing material contained on said site.

You may reach me by e-mail at ***@nexon.net if you have any questions about this matter. The foregoing is not intended as a complete statement of our rights and remedies, all of which are hereby expressly reserved.

What else do I know?

*His SVN and website are down
*He hasnt been on since yesterday
*He has a pretty big bill to pay
*NO he hasnt been jailed just arrested
*He got the letter yesterday
*Its very unlikely he will come on very soon or atleast thats what i think
*Not sure if its about hacking their website, its maybe because of the Wz Repacker, because if it was for hacking nexons website then Zorita would of been arrested too
*As most people tell me most of the fact on YNET are bs, so some of the facts the might of stated are bs


Anymore facts please tell me :]

~Elkin