PS3 Hacked? 296
Several readers have sent word that George Hotz (a.k.a. geohot), the hacker best known for unlocking Apple's iPhone, says he has now hacked the PlayStation 3. From his blog post:
"I have read/write access to the entire system memory, and HV level access to the processor. In other words, I have hacked the PS3. The rest is just software. And reversing. I have a lot of reversing ahead of me, as I now have dumps of LV0 and LV1. I've also dumped the NAND without removing it or a modchip. 3 years, 2 months, 11 days...that's a pretty secure system. ... As far as the exploit goes, I'm not revealing it yet. The theory isn't really patchable, but they can make implementations much harder. Also, for obvious reasons I can't post dumps. I'm hoping to find the decryption keys and post them, but they may be embedded in hardware. Hopefully keys are setup like the iPhone's KBAG."
Re:Cheating (Score:0, Funny)
when I'm playing on Slashdot I like that I know there aren't cheaters aside from me, so as a subscriber I can post first and kill the discussion with my rant. I like cheating if I'm the cheater, but I hate other cheaters.
There, fixed that for ya.
Hack leaked, reprinted here (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Cheating (Score:5, Funny)
Vehicle manufactures should come equipped with GPS based governors, alcohol detection, sex detection
Just for the record, are we talking:
a) I'm detecting you're receiving a blowjob while driving, so I'm just going to pull over for a bit
b) I'm detecting you're a woman, so I'm limiting top speed to 50(kph, not mph) or simply not starting at all
Besides, this is /., neither will happen all that often anyway...
Re:Cheating (Score:5, Funny)
The best accident reduction approach would be to temporarily incapacitate anyone who touches a smart phone while driving. And then give them a taser-like shock, knock them out and tattoo "douchebag" on their forehead.
Re:Cheating (Score:5, Funny)
Yes because zapping the driver into unconsciousness while he is driving at 65mph on the highway will reduce accidents.
Re:Cheating (Score:3, Funny)
Yes because zapping the driver into unconsciousness while he is driving at 65mph on the highway will reduce accidents.
And that, kids, was the sound of a joke dying.
Re:Hack leaked, reprinted here (Score:2, Funny)
Actually, the square was supposed to be the Infinity symbol, but the plant that prints the buttons doesn't have the right font installed, so it keeps showing up as a square instead.