Shutdown Details
In each of the past three years, the so-called "PuzzleCrack" competition has been "postponed" or "cancelled" in lieu of events that can no longer be considered coincidence. A summary of the previous years' incidents follows:
- UIUC Professor Calvin Reynolds is kidnapped.
- UIUC Professor Calvin Reynolds is murdered.
- An AI entity called "PuzzleBot" is revealed to be the murderer.
- The AI attempts to kill UIUC students with a "death ray".
- UIUC Professor Calvin Reynolds' "twin brother" Andy "mysteriously" appears on UIUC campus.
- Andy is revealed to be an "android" created by the murderous AI.
- The android creates an "android army".
- Said army is destroyed by the top four hackers in the world.
It has become clear that "PuzzleCrack" is nothing more than a cover for illicit activity. The small items (kidnapping, murder, death rays, and android armies) were allowed to slide. Terrorist hackers, however, cannot be allowed to operate unfettered.