Collaborate Disseminate
Game console hacking remains a fascinating area, and we’re glad when someone brings the spoils of exploration for us to marvel at. This time, we’re looking at the [mast1c0re] hack …read more Continue reading Subverting PS4 And PS5 Through The PS2 Emulator
Threat actors impersonate Google Play store in scam as Sony pulls the game off the PlayStation store due to myriad performance issues. Continue reading Cyberpunk 2077 Headaches Grow: New Spyware Found in Fake Android Download
The original Sony PlayStation came out just in time for CD piracy to really start taking off. Aware of this threat to sales, Sony engineers included a copy protection and region locking mechanism that placated executives and annoyed end-users alike. [MattKC] explores how this copy protection worked, and how you …read more
The FBI just saved the Christmas.
The U.S. Justice Department announced earlier today that the FBI has seized domains of 15 “DDoS-for-hire” websites and charged three individuals running some of these services.
DDoS-for-hire, or “Booter” or “Stresser… Continue reading FBI Seizes 15 DDoS-For-Hire Websites, 3 Operators Charged
Wishing you all a very ‘belated’ Merry Christmas. This holiday season Santa has a very special gift for all PlayStation gamers.
Developer SpecterDev finally released a fully-functional much-awaited kernel exploit for PlayStation 4 (firmware 4.05) toda… Continue reading Kernel Exploit for Sony PS4 Firmware 4.05 Released, Jailbreak Coming Soon
After hacking social media accounts of HBO and its widely watched show Game of Thrones, a notorious group of hackers calling itself OurMine took control over the official Twitter and Facebook accounts for Sony’s PlayStation Network (PSN) on Sunday.
Af… Continue reading Sony PlayStation Social Media Accounts Hacked; Claims PSN Database Breach
Bad news for gamers!
It’s once again the time when most of you will get new PlayStations and XBoxes that continue to be among the most popular gifts for Christmas, but possibilities are you’ll not be able to log into the online gaming console, just l… Continue reading Hackers threaten to take down Xbox Live and PSN on Christmas Day
The mid 90s were a weird time for video game hardware. There were devices that could play videos from compact disks. Those never caught on. Virtual reality was the next big thing. That never caught on. The Sony PlayStation was originally an add-on for the Super Nintendo. That never caught on, but a few prototype units were produced. One of these prototype ‘Nintendo Playstations’ was shipped to a company that went into bankruptcy. Eventually, the assets of this company were put up for auction, and this unbelievably rare game console was bought by [Terry Diebold] for $75.
[Terry] allowed [Ben …read more
