PS3 Hacked Once and For All?

[Digitalboy]

Do you this this injunction will open the doors to apple jailbreaks too?

[admin]

Sony wins "temporary injunction" against the distribution of the PS3 hack and hacked firmware by geohot, which is meaningless really because it's already "out there", plus others are releasing firmware too. The 3.56 firmware which Sony released to deal with this has already been hacked as well.

[admin]

Sony releases a new firmware, 3.56, that seems to include a new master key to counter the leak, and the 3.55 CFW. Of course, the new firmware will be cracked in short order.

[Budreaux]

I would not update just yet..give it another week or two and see where things are.

[drfsupercenter]

Alright, well, do you think it's safe to update my firmware so I can actually use PlayStation Network again? Seeing as how there's now CFW? Or do I need an older firmware to install the CFW?

[Budreaux]

I, personally, would not use it even if it is on the compatible list. I think it is too early to assume that it will not create issues on those consoles as well. Just my opinion. The firmware will get better and I'd suggest you wait for some extended usage and testing to be done.

[drfsupercenter]

Well I'm not sure which PS3 console I have - it's at home and I'm at a college dorm right now. Next time I'm home I'll check.

If it's compatible with the CFW, though, I should look into it.

[Budreaux]

Yes it does, but this isn't something you should do w/o fully understanding what you are doing. READ and RESEARCH "BEFORE" you ever use the custom firmwares coming out. This is still in the early phases and the firmwares will get better in time, but it is not something you should be doing without fully understanding the process. You can and will brick your console to possibly a non-reversible or unrepairable state.

[drfsupercenter]

Does this let you install Linux on your PS3 again?

[admin]

And another custom 3.55 firmware has been released, this time by Waninkoko, and this firmware does allow pirated games to be played via the included "backup manager". But users should be careful since there are reports the firmware bricks PS3s that have an onboard 256MB NAND chip, not to mention any actions Sony will be taking too to ban modified consoles.

It's now confirmed that the Waninikoko custom firmware bricks consoles with the 256MB NAND chip. Here's a list of PS3 models that the firmware *does not* work on:

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You've been warned!

[admin]

The court case is being delayed by jurisdiction issues at the moment it appears.

Meanwhile, geohot says Sony is wasting their time with a lawsuit, since once the leak has occurred, it's pointless to have the temporary restraining order in place.

One of geohot's, or George Hotz's, attorneys says that this lawsuit is all about Sony sending a message to those thinking about attempting to break future Sony devices, not about any actual "bona fide relief" for this particular hack. "Rather, it is an attempt from Sony to send a message that any individual using Sony hardware in a way Sony does not deem appropriate will result in harsh legal consequences from a multi-billion dollar company, irrespective of any legal basis or authority for such action, " said Stewart Kellar.

And another custom 3.55 firmware has been released, this time by Waninkoko, and this firmware does allow pirated games to be played via the included "backup manager". But users should be careful since there are reports the firmware bricks PS3s that have an onboard 256MB NAND chip, not to mention any actions Sony will be taking too to ban modified consoles.

And a more negative side effect of the hacking - cheaters! The security system's flaw now allows Modern Warfare 2 "gamers" to mess around with player stats and all sorts of other things which the developer, Infinity Ward, says they are unable to prevent. MW2 used PS3's own security framework, as opposed to relying on a custom framework.

More:

http://www.zeropaid.com/news/92091/ps3-hacker-to-sony-cat-not-going-back-in-the-bag/

http://www.justpushstart.com/2011/01/17/ps3-3-55-cfw-by-waninkoko-bricking-ps3s/

http://gamerfront.net/2011/01/ps3-hackers-killing-modern-warfare-2s-playability/5564

[admin]

Sony sues geohot and his team over the PS3 firmware 3.55 hack. They're being sued under the DMCA, the violations of the computer fraud and abuse act, for contributory copyright infringement and a bunch of other laws, even "trespass".

http://www.geek.com/articles/games/sony-sues-geohot-and-his-team-over-ps3-3-55-jailbreak-20110112/

You can read the filed complaint here:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/46739943/Complaint

[admin]

geohot releases jailbroken 3.55 firmware for all to use on his website:

http://www.geohot.com/

"would be pirates, don't waste your time" is posted on the website

[admin]

PS3 hacker geohot shows off jailbroken PS3 (with 3.55 firmware) running homebrew:

[admin]

Sony says they plan to fix this latest security breach via updates.

"We are aware of this, and are currently looking into it. We will fix the issues through network updates, but because this is a security issue, we are not able to provide you with any more details, " Sony told Edge Magazine.

Fail0verflow, the group that made the hack public, feels different. Fail0verflow member pytey told the BBC that "The complete console is compromised – there is no way back ... The only way to fix this is to issue new hardware. Sony will have to accept this."

It appears Sony have not accepted it.

http://www.next-gen.biz/news/sony-responds-to-ps3-hacks