# PS3 (apparently) hacked to pieces **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [January 1, 2011, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps3-apparently-hacked-to-pieces/566013 "2011-01-01T02:11:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![enomaj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/59ef9b/32.png) [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2011, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps3-apparently-hacked-to-pieces/566013/1 "2011-01-01T02:11:59Z")
> **[Video Game News & Reviews | Engadget](https://www.engadget.com/gaming/)** > > Find in-depth news and hands-on reviews of the latest video games, video consoles and accessories. fail0verflow discovered the Sony or the PS3 ECDSA cryptography has a fatal flaw. The random number generator needed for secure cryptography apparently generates the same random number everytime. Working backwards they figured out how to sign code meaning you can create your own PS3 software. 44 mins of video in 3 parts. The 3rd one is the big reveal. All I wanted was OtherOS back(from Sony), not this. Any thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2011, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps3-apparently-hacked-to-pieces/566013/2 "2011-01-02T17:09:07Z")
Sounds like good news to anyone running a [PS3 cluster](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_3_cluster), like the [US Air Force](http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/105767-U-S-Air-Force-Finishes-PS3-Supercomputer-of-Epic-Proportions). > [@](#): > > About the 33rd largest supercomputer in the world right now is the US Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) newest system, which has a core made of 1,760 Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3) consoles. > [@](#): > > The Condor Cluster might be a modern marvel of cheap supercomputing technology, but the Air Force was troubled by Sony’s choice to remove the option to install Linux in a firmware update, making it harder to find replacement systems should a console break. Maybe less of a problem now when they can just hack a newer model. ---
**Author:** ![Kinthalis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kinthalis/32/16084_2.png) [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2011, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps3-apparently-hacked-to-pieces/566013/3 "2011-01-02T17:48:39Z")
I never understood the Airforce plan on that one. Unless they were getting a deal for Sony, which is entirely possible, A MUCH more powerful and cheaper system, could have been constructed using modern GPU clusters. I still think it was just an excuse to host the biggest lan party ever. Weird. But yeah, this is good news for those already working with PS3 in a distributed processing setup. I’m sure Sony is PO’d about it though. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2011, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps3-apparently-hacked-to-pieces/566013/4 "2011-01-02T19:58:20Z")
I initially read the title as “PSXer hacked to pieces,” and I wondered who he’d ticked off this time. ---
**Author:** ![enomaj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/59ef9b/32.png) [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps3-apparently-hacked-to-pieces/566013/5 "2011-01-03T10:14:57Z")
Geohot takes hacking the PS3 to 11 and just releases the keys. Asks for a job. > [@](#): > > if you want your next console to be secure, get in touch with me. any of you 3. it’d be fun to be on the other side. [kotaku article](http://kotaku.com/5723105/hacker-claims-to-have-the-ps3s-front-door-keys?skyline=true&s=i) ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps3-apparently-hacked-to-pieces/566013/6 "2011-01-03T15:03:53Z")
> [@Tom\_Tildrum](#): > > I initially read the title as “PSXer hacked to pieces,” and I wondered who he’d ticked off this time. His friend, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps3-apparently-hacked-to-pieces/566013/7 "2011-01-03T16:22:43Z")
> [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](#): > > His friend, of course. 😃 ftw