I recall pointing out in an older thread that Sony's security has always been a big bucket of fail, but was "corrected" by another member, saying HyperVisor is virtually impassible. Though I believe I pointed out past hacks on other Sony products like the PSP where you could just sidestep any security measures by placing the device in service mode.

The only reason the PS3 took so long to hack was because all prior would-be hackers were trying to "brute force" the security rather than look for a way to enable service mode and simply sidestep it.

 

Yeah, it's such a failure, it only took 4 years to crack - meanwhile all other consoles got cracked in what, 1 month?

Also,

 

I don't think Sony failed as the rest did. It's not a perfect system afterall.

 

i know i hate to ask but is this a serious bit of code of theres?

id be penalized at a first year uni assessment if i used something like this as a random number generator for crying out loud.

 

i know i hate to ask but is this a serious bit of code of theres?

id be penalized at a first year uni assessment if i used something like this as a random number generator for crying out loud.

Yep, you believe it or not that's Sony's code which as mentioned in the video it should generate a random number but they just use a static one and send "4" which is just a epic fail and obviously the code of a random noob at Sony.

I don't think Sony failed as the rest did. It's not a perfect system afterall.

Yes, they did an awesome job... however as explained in the video the System remained unhacked because of the lack of interests and only started to happen because of the removal of otherOS that made hackers really angry.

 

Oh, I thought this was going to be about PSPGo.

 

4 represents dead.

 

4 represents dead.

It makes more sense if you know Japanese or Chinese, since the word for death sounds almost like the number 4. XD

On topic:
I'm guessing someone got too lazy to implement some decent security or that there is something wrong with Sony's priority list.

 

Yep, you believe it or not that's Sony's code which as mentioned in the video it should generate a random number but they just use a static one and send "4" which is just a epic fail and obviously the code of a random noob at Sony.



Yes, they did an awesome job... however as explained in the video the System remained unhacked because of the lack of interests and only started to happen because of the removal of otherOS that made hackers really angry.

Actually the 4 thing is from an XKCD comic (http://xkcd.com/221/), it was a joke. Their actual number is probably incredibly more complex, but the idea is the same - it is not really a random number after the first time since they reuse that number in ALL keys.

 

Actually the 4 thing is from an XKCD comic (xkcd: Random Number), it was a joke. Their actual number is probably incredibly more complex, but the idea is the same - it is not really a random number after the first time since they reuse that number in ALL keys.

I know..... i was just trying to make more fun out of it.

 

so what now?? slims will get other os??? a custom firmware?? and how do we install it ? hardware mod or the same JB methods used before

 

so what now?? slims will get other os??? a custom firmware?? and how do we install it ? hardware mod or the same JB methods used before

They said it will be done via firmware update. Since they will be able to sign data like they claim, you should be able to install it without any hack, it should be just like a normal firmware update. So in this case the term custom firmware could be applied.

 

all playstation systems are now hackable, that includes psp 3k, psp go and finally ps3.
free games yay!

 

Yeah, it's such a failure, it only took 4 years to crack - meanwhile all other consoles got cracked in what, 1 month?
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@marcan42
Hector Martin
Myth #1: It took us 3-4 years to do this. Negative, this exploit only took a few months after we started working. We weren't trying before.

@marcan42
Hector Martin
Myth #2: Sony can change keys. No, they can't. These aren't encryption keys, they're signing keys. If they change them GAMES STOP WORKING.

That should answer it.

 

Agreed.

 

That should answer it.

Excuses.

 

That should answer it.

does that mean sony can't do anything about it.

 

Yes, they did an awesome job... however as explained in the video the System remained unhacked because of the lack of interests and only started to happen because of the removal of otherOS that made hackers really angry.

I don't believe this at all. Hackers like to hype.

 

I don't believe this at all. Hackers like to hype.

Probably you're right.... eitherway the system is getting hacked to hell right now and some interesting stuff may be around the corner

 

Oh, I thought this was going to be about PSPGo.

:lol: I decided to go get one the other day.. Glad I did. It works awesome, was so easy to mod.. $149.99 for a new 16gb memory v5.7 pspgo. The cheaper option and by far the better one IMO, I don't see any downsides compared to the 3000.

 

if I can get Linux to run on my Slim , it would be awesome but what I'm more eager to wait for is homebrew ,people will start to code all sort of **** for the console , I would like to see what the PS3 has to offer in this regard

 

So did they talk at all about what is going on with the situation or just outlined the failure? :lol:

 

if it's that hackable, I might get one... hey, Sony just made a sale.

 

Probably you're right.... eitherway the system is getting hacked to hell right now and some interesting stuff may be around the corner

And that is great

:lol: I decided to go get one the other day.. Glad I did. It works awesome, was so easy to mod.. $149.99 for a new 16gb memory v5.7 pspgo. The cheaper option and by far the better one IMO, I don't see any downsides compared to the 3000.

Wait, wait...
PSPGO and PSP3000 (new revisions) are hacked?

 

I see an increase in ps3 sales coming soon