German PS3 hacker Alexander Egorenkov aka ‘graf_chokol’ was nabbed last week during a raid by German law enforcement. His computer equipment was seized. Sony is seeking 1 million euros in damages for his work in hacking the PS3, and the files he shared online.
German law firm Arnold Ruess has also issued a warning to the websites dukio.com, ps3crunch.com, and grafchokolo.com that they may be subject to legal action if they continue to host the files released by Egorenkov.
The hacker has issued a defiant statement in the comment’s section of his website which can be found in full here. Some paraphrased highlights include Egorenkov saying that he hasn’t ever slept so well for a long time. He also says that the threats of financial penalty and jail time doesn’t bother him at all, and that Sony doesn’t understand what makes him tick.
Apparently a thirst for knowledge is the driving force in his life, to the extent that the prospect of “jail or even death cannot hold it back anymore.” He also says that Sony has failed again because they have simply removed his tools but not his mind, which they can never control. He throws down the gauntlet and says that Sony should kill him if they want him to stop, because he cannot live without programming.
He then goes on to state that he will re-open his reverse engineering webpage and continue to post his latest findings about the PS3.
I think Sony may have a martyr on their hands.
Source: GamePolitics
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