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by Steve Watts, Jan 27, 2011 11:30am PSTThe ongoing saga of PlayStation 3 hacks continues. When last we left off, Sony was pursuing court action against hacker George Hotz, which was delayed due to jurisdictional confusion. Still, the company claimed it would "fix the issues through network updates."
Yesterday, Sony issued a new firmware update with a new encryption key. It would require users to run firmware v3.56 to sign on, disabling the custom firmware that spoofs v3.55. However, Edge reports that within hours, hackers had unlocked the new update. Now another piece of custom firmware is expected to spoof v3.56 soon.
To be fair, this is Sony's first attempt at sealing the recent flood of hacks, and the company could improve its methods in the future. For the time being, though, Sony's promise to secure its system through firmware updates seems shaky.
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If they can, then there's really nothing that can be done unless Sony wants to shut off PSN access to tens of millions of PS3s, and then either sell or give away new ones. Which is completely unfeasible and would break Sony's bankroll very easily.
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