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27c3: Console Hacking 2010 (en)

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Speedrunning, glitches & game hackingSecurity & hackingCryptography

What it is

The fail0verflow team (bushing, marcan, sven) present console hacking at 27C3, covering Wii, Xbox 360 and PS3 exploits. They explain how the PS3 was cracked after Sony removed Other OS.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it as the primary source on Sony's ECDSA nonce-reuse blunder and the history of console cracking.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2019, last 2026

What HN commenters said

  1. “This video is really worth watching if you're interested in this stuff”

    Talk on how the PS3 was cracked

    DCKing, 2019-12 · Recommendation · in “The rise and fall of the PlayStation supercomputers”

  2. “I recommend watching the Console Hacking talk at 27c3 by the fail0verflow team”

    fail0verflow explain Sony's cryptography mistake

    xav_authentique, 2026-01 · Recommendation · in “Sony PS5 ROM keys leaked – jailbreaking could be made easier with BootROM codes”

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Topics: ps3, ecdsa, fail0verflow, wii, xbox 360, reverse engineering

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