HoloNet News Blackwell Under Fire For Droids' Deactivation

[The Storyteller]

The galaxy's foremost supplier of combat and security droids, Blackwell, is facing a maelstrom of scrutiny from across the galaxy amid shocking reports following the fall of Kessel to the Hutts. "They just stopped working" said an eyewitness, who described watching several droids deactivate en masse. "Why pay money for a product that doesn't do its job when lives are on the line? Stupid droids."

Blackwell shares have plummeted since the news broke once contact was reestablished with Kessel, but an even more damning report has come to light that plunged the tech giant's stock even lower. According to process logs analysis from multiple droids, the final communication received by the units was a high-level deactivation code- the kind reserved by Blackwell as a form of contingency. This bombshell report raises several horrifying possibilities, especially as the units supplied to Kessel are considered standard, frontline units across not only the ISC, but also many independent systems.

Have the Hutts cracked Blackwell's servers, thought to be among the most secure in the galaxy? Is there a newly-discovered, fatal weakness in one of Blackwell's most popular products? Did the Hutt's invasion have inside help from a high-level Blackwell executive? Regardless, the end result is not a good look for the mega corporation, which is already dealing with the fallout from allegations of sabotage.

The Inquirer has reached out to Blackwell's CEO, Newton Arden for a statement, who has yet to respond. This story will be updated as more information comes to light.

@The Good Doctor

 

[Emryc Thorne]

“The droids are ISC property and the ISC will not be pulled into a conflict between the Hutts and an independent planet. I shut them off myself. Shutting off the droids also avoided a genocide.”

This wasn’t exactly news. The galaxy knew Kessel had ISC droids and the new governor had little right to them since going into neutral space. In the event of a conflict she was not permitted to use them.

Emryc called his lawyer up for a defamation suit @Valen Pelora

 

[Newton]

How did 'owner shuts down droids they own' even get in the news? Newton would facepalm at this this. Tabloid journalism is tabloid journalism at it's finest. Regardless, Newton was livid. Is this what journalism has come down to?

Fortunately for Newton, Blackwell has a legal department, with it's own budget and with good lawyers on retainer. Not to mention he would access to NalTech litigator droids on a big discount thanks to connections. Newton would then phone up to Blackwell Tech Legal Department.

By the time Newton is done, his army of lawyers would make sure there would be nothing left of those that dared try to attack Blackwell with this ridiculous defamation.