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Security quotes of the weekSecurity quotes of the weekPosted Jun 5, 2012 20:03 UTC (Tue) by jimparis (subscriber, #38647)In reply to: Security quotes of the week by Cyberax Parent article: Security quotes of the week
> 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
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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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