29 July 2011

The Black and White Hats of #Hacking

The most serious recent hacking has been done by George Hotz who invaded the Sony Playstation 3 secure system. He documented his progress on a blog and announced his success on January 22, 2010. Later the system was hacked by other people using his tips and valuable data was stolen. Hotz faced many cyber crime charges and imprisonment but in the end Sony and Hotz patched up a deal on Hotz's promise that he would never again break into the Sony system.

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