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Kaspersky consumer cyberthreat predictions: console shortage, scams related to new games and shows, cyberattacks in the metaverse, and threats related to online education. Continue reading Consumer cyberthreats: predictions for 2023
The Dreamcast is a bit of an odd beast. Coming on the heels of the unpopular Sega Saturn, the Dreamcast was meant to be a simple console built with off-the-shelf …read more Continue reading The Dreamcast Legacy
I just don’t think it’s possible to create a hack-proof computer system, especially when the system is physically in the hands of the hackers. The Sony Playstation 5 is the latest example:
Hackers may have just made some big strides towards possibly jailbreaking the PlayStation 5 over the weekend, with the hacking group Fail0verflow claiming to have managed to obtain PS5 root keys allowing them to decrypt the console’s firmware.
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The two exploits are particularly notable due to the level of access they theoretically give to the PS5’s software. Decrypted firmware which is possible through Fail0verflow’s keys would potentially allow for hackers to further reverse engineer the PS5 software and potentially develop the sorts of hacks that allowed for things like installing Linux, emulators, or even pirated games on …
We analyzed and categorized the most popular websites and search queries over the festive period (December 20, 2020 — January 10, 2021) to find out how kids compensated for the lack of outdoor winter entertainment. Continue reading How kids coped with COVID-hit winter holidays
Curious about past computer architectures? Software engineer [Fabien Sanglard] has been experimenting with porting Another World, an action-adventure platformer, to different machines and comparing the results in his “Polygons of Another World” project.
The results are pretty interesting. Due to the game’s polygon-based graphics, optimizations vary widely across different …read more
Continue reading Exploring Early ’90s Video Game Architecture With Another World
I have given a step-by-step guide on the analysis of embedded firmware, finding vulnerabilities and exploiting them to acquire a firmware dump and to carry out code execution on a USB device. Continue reading Hacking microcontroller firmware through a USB
The consoles allegedly sold on eBay by the California man were packed with over 60 pirated games.
Continue reading Jailbroken PS4 seller sued by Sony