In other news, Rook Industries claims that they were also attacked by what they believe to be the same group that hacked Poseidon Electronics. They were prepared for the attack though and managed to limit the damage done them. Rook Industries admits that some of their civilian branches have been compromised, but reassures everyone that any account information that was compromised can be easily replaced and tracked for future usage by the hacking party. Rook Industries clients are safe and the company plans on continuing their day-to-day operations as scheduled.
The public has only been told so much though... The Eye, after recovering from their minor victory against Rook Industries, makes tabs and does a thorough analysis on everything that was dug up during the hack. The millions of customer accounts that were obtained through both major corporations prove most valuable, as well as the product and technology patents and plans that were obtained during the deeper hacks. Though the Eye was not able to obtain some of the corporations' deeper secrets, what they did unveil will prove to be just as juicy.
In particular, the organization of hackers learned that Poseidon Electronics has been working closely with Chiron Pharmaceuticals these past few years, in what they call operation Life Link. Using state of the art quantum teleportation technologies, the two corporations were going to work together to revolutionize medicine and hospitals as everyone knew it. Project Life Link, was still in the testing stages, but proved that if a microchip was embedded into a person's body, they could link that person to a Life Link resuscitation unit. After a link has been established, the person could be teleported to the unit at a moment's notice if serious trauma or damage to the body occurs, effectively replacing the currently out-of-date ambulance system that people have been relying on for years. The real kicker though is that the project explicitly said that the service would only be available to supers and the those who could afford the incredibly expensive process. The majority of Earth's population would be left out of this medical miracle.
Poseidon Electronics and their Project Life Link aside, Rook Industries also yielded some interesting information as well. They have advanced quantum teleporation to dangerous levels and managed to produce some highly experimental equipment using what they called the Blink Engine. This Blink Engine is effectively the same as the Life Link system by Poseidon Electronics, but geared more towards security and military use. Not much information was found on this though, only some surface details talking about its usage. The Eye did score some armament data though, allowing those who are skilled in gadgetry and engineering to work their own magic.
Overall, it was a solid victory for The Eye, all things considered. The veterans of the group though are still wary of what they may have set in motion for the near future. Rook Industries was a deadly opponent to be sure, and most of the top dogs get the feeling that some of their accounts may been compromised as well, all shortly after the data fortress was breached. What is really unnerving though is the fact that they lost all contact with Cowboy. It is only a matter of time before something breaks.... but who will be the one to break and when?
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The villianous crew: Hotstreak, Laughing Genocide, Vorpal and his men all set out in search of a new place of operations. Cowboy has reassured them that he has a means of debilitating and potentially capturing an ASF station in the Industrial Sector, but the group has not heard from him in some time. With a truck load of loot and supplies ready to go, the group splits in search of a new home and things to do. HotStreak told LG of a group of mutated fanatic cultists that looked like a street-gang hopped up on cybernetics and something else. He tells him where he first spotted them, and allows LG to go do his own thing from there.
Where did you guys want to take up shop? You have the resources right now to make almost anything possible if done through force and cunning. I just need a general idea of what you all want to do next so that I can provide the necessary plot movers. It is early in the morning, the day after Hot Streak and Vorpal arrived in Atlas City via teleporation. The sun is rising and the warehouse is not smelling all that great, people will start to notice."...I have scored enough 55 gallon drums, fertilizer, diesel fuel and electronic detonators to build some serious bombs. The question becomes where to leave our gift."
