Well that didn’t take long! As Engadget reports, Sony’s newest PS3 firmware v3.56 has been hacked in just 24 hours after its release.
With Sony acquiring a restraining purchase against hacking master George (Geohot) Hotz, it was delegated KaKaRoToKS to work the magic, as well as the neighborhood was not disappointed. He has published the signing secrets online, as well as so it is now only a matter of time when customized firmwares for 3.56 are released.
CVG explains:
Wii hacker Youness Alaoui, likewise understood as KaKaRoToKs, revealed on Twitter that he’d effectively unpacked the firmware as well as published its signing keys, opening the door for new customized firmware to be produced that would imitate the most recent update as well as enable hacked PS3s to regain gain access to to PSN.
Presumably this will now result in one more update coming for the PlayStation 3 with Sony wishing to close the door when as well as for all.
Of course, they haven’t handled it yet so I wouldn’t hold your breath just yet!
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