$18 DIY hack for Playstation 3 released

Howard Stringer, the chief executive officer of Sony Corp. revealed to the share holders of the company about the possible causes that eventually led to the devastating hack attack on its PlayStation and PC Gaming Networks in...

An insecurity worker has slammed Sony for shooting itself in the foot by failing to properly secure its networks, allowing hackers to blunder their way in and make off with the details of some 100 million gamers. As Steve...

Homerbrew developers have released a custom firmware update for Sony’s PlayStation 3 video game console that reactivates the OtherOS functionality that was blocked the company more than a year ago.The OtherOS++ firmware,...

German police have raided the home of a known PS3 hacker to seize his computers and PlayStation 3 consoles, in a move to aid Sony gathering evidence in its legal battle against PS3 hackers. According to a post on...

Sony's self-induced shenanigans over the use of third-party software on its PS3 console have pushed the Japanese giant into a corner. We might argue that it brought the sorry mess onto itself with its provision and subsequent...

Hot on the heels of the discovery of the the PlayStation 3 private root key, and its subsequent leakage by iPhone hacker Geohot, the first custom firmware for the formerly inpenetrable console has been released. A code wrangler...

A hacking group claims to have cracked the private key that powers the copy protection system of all PlayStation 3 consoles, potentially breaking Sony's gaming platform wide open - and in such a way that the company has no...

Sony has moved to dismiss a class action law suit brought against it over the removal of the 'Install Other OS' function from its PlayStation 3 games console. The case was brought to court by one David Verner on behalf of anyone...

Japanese consumer electronics maker Sony Corp, has been sued by a disgruntled Playstation 3 owner, after the company barred users from using the 'Other OS' option on their gaming consoles via a recent firmware update. The 'Other...

Facebook has become the latest battlefront in the row over Sony's controversial decision to remove the Install Other OS function from the PlayStation 3. A recent firmware upgrade to version 3.21 of the operating system killed of...

Sony has apologised for the row surrounding the removal of the Install Other OS function from older PlayStation 3 consoles. We asked Sony UK to respond to reports that at least one user had received a partial refund from Amazon...

A controversial update which was seeded by Sony in order to remove the ability to run Linux on the Playstation 3 games console has caused a storm of complaints. The 3.21 firmware upgrade, which removes the security hole provided...

Sony intends to release a patch which will prevent the installation and use of third-party operating systems. The 'Install other OS' feature, which is widely believed to be the route by which well-known hackers are attacking the...

At least three major retailers have starting selling Sony's Playstation 3 Console for a few pennies under £200 but unfortunately, they seem to be more a massive stock clearance as it is the 80GB model that has been on sale...

The hacker, who jailbroke Apple’s blockbuster iPhone, has reportedly achieved another modding feat, this time with the hack of the erstwhile impermeable Sony’s PlayStation 3 (PS3) gaming console.  The 20-year-old...