Entries in 'hotz' (16)

George Hotz met with Sony engineers

George Hotz met with Sony engineers

In an extensive feature on the infamous George “Geohot” Hotz in The New Yorker, the renowned PS3 hacker has said that he has recently met with Sony engineers to ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 1st 2012 at 9:52AM in News
Facebook hires George Hotz

Facebook hires George Hotz

George Hotz, the man best known for crippling the security measures seen in the likes of the iPhone and PS3, has reportedly got a job with social networking giant Facebook.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 27th 2011 at 9:35AM in News
Geohotz: PSN hack 'is not cool'...

Geohotz: PSN hack 'is not cool'...

The hacker who arguably set the ball rolling on events that eventually lead up to the collapse of PSN last week has denied involvement in the breach – but has ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 28th 2011 at 12:46PM in News
Anonymous gets personal with Sony

Anonymous gets personal with Sony

An online campaign has been unleashed against Sony as hacker community 'Anonymous' vows to avenge what they see as the rough treatment of PS3 hacker Geohotz.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 6th 2011 at 11:37AM in News

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Hotz flees to South America

Hotz flees to South America

The hacker at the centre of an increasingly bizarre legal battle with PS3 has reportedly fled to South America.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 24th 2011 at 10:16AM in News
Sony gets Hotz' PayPal records

Sony gets Hotz' PayPal records

A US magistrate has given Sony the right to subpoena PayPal for the personal account details of PS3 hacker George 'geohotz' Hotz.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 18th 2011 at 12:52PM in News
Hotz releases anti-Sony rap video

Hotz releases anti-Sony rap video

With Sony pursuing legal avenues against famed PS3 hacker George 'Geohotz' Hotz, the bedroom coder has fought back in an unexpected way – by publishing a confrontational hip-hop piece ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 14th 2011 at 1:12PM in News
Sony denied Google, PayPal subpoenas

Sony denied Google, PayPal subpoenas

Sony’s ongoing war on hackers has stumbled as a judge has ruled against the company’s planned subpoenas.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Feb 10th 2011 at 11:20AM in News

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Sony vs Hotz sends “dangerous message”

Sony vs Hotz sends “dangerous message”

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has spoken out against Sony’s efforts to prosecute George Hotz, the man behind the PS3 hack.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Jan 25th 2011 at 10:34AM in News
Microsoft offers Hotz free phone

Microsoft offers Hotz free phone

In a brave move, Windows Phone 7 platform holder Microsoft has reached out to hacker George 'Geohot' Hotz with the offer of a free handset.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 20th 2011 at 11:06AM in News
Hotz renews PS3 piracy drive

Hotz renews PS3 piracy drive

Famed hacker and all-round cyber warrior George Hotz has allegedly made public key information that could potentially allow homebrew developers to get any code they like running on PS3s - ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 4th 2011 at 8:16AM in News
Hotz brings OtherOS back to PS3

Hotz brings OtherOS back to PS3

Just one week after declaring war on PS3 platform holder Sony, hacker George Hotz has demonstrated a custom version of Sony’s latest firmware 3.21 that can run the since ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 7th 2010 at 5:20PM in News

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Hotz declares war on Sony

Hotz declares war on Sony

Having been the first to crack some of PS3’s key security features earlier this year, famous iPhone hacker George Hotz has vowed to discover a method to circumvent Sony’s upcoming ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 31st 2010 at 12:32PM in News
Hotz claims iPad hack

Hotz claims iPad hack

One of the world’s most recognised hackers has claimed to have developed a method to ‘crack’ the Apple iPad – weeks before the device even arrives at retail.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 26th 2010 at 5:52PM in News
Hacker releases PS3 exploit

Hacker releases PS3 exploit

PS3’s days as a piracy-free platform are under threat with the news that famed hacker George Hotz has publicly released the details of the exploit he uncovered over the weekend.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 27th 2010 at 9:44AM in News
PS3 hack claims gather pace

PS3 hack claims gather pace

A hacker who made his name by being the first to break Apple’s iPhone 3.0 firmware is claiming to have been the first to hack Sony’s until-now piracy free PS3.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 25th 2010 at 10:27AM in News