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Security quotes of the weekSecurity quotes of the weekPosted Jun 5, 2012 19:49 UTC (Tue) by Cyberax (✭ supporter ✭, #52523)In reply to: Security quotes of the week by hummassa Parent article: Security quotes of the week
Can you actually read what you post?
All unlock methods require developer access, which is granted on per-device basis and is available only on unlocked devices. Basically, on devices where Microsoft allowed it to work.
There's no 'jailbreak' in the sense of iPhone jailbreaks where a bug somewhere in iOS is exploited to gain root access.
>Q: I've a Lumia 800 or 710 can I Interop-Unlock it?
>There is no 100% locked-down Windows, not even in the Xbox or on Windows Phones.
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Security quotes of the week Posted Jun 5, 2012 19:53 UTC (Tue) by hummassa (subscriber, #307) [Link]
> XBox 360 is also unhackable. It's unlikely to be hacked before its useful market life ends.
Just told you, it has already been hacked. The thing is there, on top of the table, running sideloaded games AND connected to Microsoft Live or whatever.
Security quotes of the week Posted Jun 5, 2012 20:03 UTC (Tue) by jimparis (subscriber, #38647) [Link]
> XBox 360 is also unhackable. It's unlikely to be hacked before its useful market life ends.
Do you mean "hacked again"? Because it was already hacked once. If you never really change a platform but just keep plugging the security holes as they become publicized, then sure, eventually you'll have plugged most of them.
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461489
Security quotes of the week Posted Jun 5, 2012 22:22 UTC (Tue) by Cyberax (✭ supporter ✭, #52523) [Link]
It was hacked only using JTAG (hardware debug interface), not via software hacks.
Ok, I stand corrected - it might be possible to hack XBox with hardware access enabled.
However, recent WP phones are still not hacked. MS's protection seems to be working.
Security quotes of the week Posted Jun 5, 2012 22:47 UTC (Tue) by jimparis (subscriber, #38647) [Link]
> It was hacked only using JTAG (hardware debug interface), not via software hacks.
That's just not true. Please, read the links.
The "King Kong exploit" utilized the ability to read/write arbitrary system memory using shaders on the GPU. This is done by modifying the unsigned shaders on a King Kong game demo. It does require that you modify the firmware on your 360's DVD-drive to be able to run a burned disc, but it's just a SATA drive and modifying firmware involves plugging into a PC and running an updater.
From there, it's purely software to exploit a software hole in the hypervisor's system call interface and gain full access.
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