PlayStation 3 update kills PSJailbreak hacks

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,...

PlayStation 3 hacker George Hotz has denied any involvement in the latest Sony security breach that allowed hackers to steal data on millions of PSN customers.In a blog post, the hacker, who also goes by the name GeoHot, ...

Reports that PlayStation 3 hacker George Hotz, currently the focus of a major lawsuit from Sony, has fled the country to South America using donated funds supposedly for his defence have been denied by his lawyer.Hotz, also known...

Sony has dropped heavy hints that it's looking to drop the price of its PlayStation 3 console in the near future as it continues its struggle against growing levels of piracy on the platform.In an interview with Official...

Sony is continuing it's legal campaign to remove all trace of its cracked PlayStation 3 DRM key from the Internet, issuing Digital Millennium Copyright Act takedown notices to sites hosting the key or signed code based on the...

Sony’s latest PlayStation 3 firmware patch has been cracked within a matter of hours of being released, reports claim. Ars Technica reports that the software hack and instructions of how to get round the newly introduced...

Sony is soon to release an update for the PlayStation 3, which will patch a number of security holes. The latest version of the consoles firmware - version 3.56 - is “a minor update that adds a security patch”...

Sony has released a new firmware for its PlayStation 3 console, a move believed to signal the start of the company's efforts to repair the damage caused by the discovery of the console's secret signing key.The key, which was...

Sony's court case against PlayStation 3 hacker George Hotz is facing delays as confusion reigns over what state the case should be held in. The company argues that because the information about the hack was shared via...

Reports are circulating that a recently released firmware for Sony's PlayStation 3 console, which uses the derived signing key to allow unmodified consoles to play homebrew and illegitimately downloaded games, is breaking...

It looks like Sony has found its much-needed solution to the recent breaking of the DRM key in its PlayStation 3 console, and it's not very technical: the company has filed suit against those responsible for highlighting its...

A second hacked firmware for Sony's PlayStation 3 has made it into the wild thanks to iPhone hacker George 'Geohot' Hotz. The fiddled firmware, which has been cracked using the private key discovered by hacking group...

A hacker has released what he believes to be the first ever custom firmware for Sony's PlayStation 3.Writing on his blog, Kakaroto said that he wont be releasing his firmware to the public, but has released the tools for others...

Notorious iPhone hacker George 'Geohot' Hotz has outed the Playstation 3's private security key, potentially opening the console to 'homebrew' software and pirated games. The key code, which was discovered by hacking group...

A hacker has finally managed to completely crack Sony's PlayStation 3 console, allowing users to run custom firmware and pirated games without restrictions.Hacker George 'Geohot' Hotz, who is famous for jailbreaking Apple's iOS,...