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PSP homebrew developer Nytrix, from our forums, has confirmed an earth shattering breakthrough in the Xbox 360 hacking scene today. As you know, we earlier, reported on the issue of backup games being playable on the Xbox 360. The author of the video was unwilling to give out the technique that he used to accomplish this feat. However, Nytrix has gone above and beyond and determined the methods used and claims to have duplicated the procedure, along with providing more information on exactly how and why this is possible. Apparently this is only applicable (at this time) on the Hitachi drives that come with the Xbox 360, however we expect to see breakthroughs in all drives very soon. Here is a quote from our forums from Nytrix.


I have figured out how it was done in the video. (the video of the guy playing the PGR3 backup) here's the instructions, I am currently playing Full Auto (Backed up).

It's a modified firmware of the Xbox 360 DVD-ROM drive. As you (should) know, all Xbox 360 executables (XEX files) are signed by Microsoft (with a private key only MS has). This means that if you try to change anything to the XEX file, the signature will be wrong and the file will not boot.

Now ... to protect from booting an exact 1:1 copy of a game from a DVD-+R, microsoft gave each XEX file a 'mediaflag'. This mediaflag tells the Xbox 360 from which media (cd-r, dvd-r, dvd+r, dvd-rw, hdd, dvdxbox, dvdxbox360, ...). Changing this mediaflag in XEX is not an option as it'll break the signature (see above), so ... what's done in this firmware hack is breaking the detection of the disc.


As you can see, he has found the flaw in Microsoft's self professed "bullet proof security" by simply modifying the firmware of the DVD drive to allow backup copies of official games to boot. Now as simple as this may sound, it does require some advanced soldering skills, and will probaby not be within the means of the average person. However, with this astonishing breakthrough, we do fully expect to see Xbox 360 DVD ROM's for sale on ebay with the hacked firmware soon.

Check out our previous coverage of this topic with a video of it in action http://dl.qj.net/index.php?pg=12&fid=5373

[While we do not support piracy here at QJ.NET, we will always cover the news. Reporting on something is not the same as encouraging it - just like reporting a murder on the 10 o'clock news does not encourage you to kill people. A member of our forums has confirmed what was shown in the previous;y released video and shared the resources he used to do duplicate it - without giving an indepth "how-to" that might be construed as encouraging the piracy of Xbox games. It is our belief that this breakthrough is the first step in getting unsigned code and homebrew programs to be executed on the Xbox 360 and is a valuable piece of information that could positively benefit the Xbox 360 Community.]

Is seem is ture.wait and see if ture or not

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Very nice. I can't wait to see where this goes.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

So much for being 'unhackable'

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Great. I just want to know how long before we can buy hacked 360s so I don't have to get my hands dirty.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Man, I cant wait for the only modders and cheaters to ruin all my games! Onlines just not online unless your getting fucked over.

I was speaking idiomatically.

So, hacking an online console is possible, then. Aha. This is extremely astonishing, really.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Well, it was a matter of time. Let's see how long before Microsoft responds; and how.

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Originally Posted by silvervalkyrie

Well, it was a matter of time. Let's see how long before Microsoft responds; and how.

Most likely with an update, by downloading it from X-BOX Live.

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They'll probably do the same thing they did when the Xbox got modchipped/hacked: ban you from Xbox Live.

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Originally Posted by Neogin

Most likely with an update, by downloading it from X-BOX Live.

LOL. Secret patch.

How ya doing, buddy?

That's great news, another 1up on the PS3.
Now if only M$FT will got those systems out there already.

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Originally Posted by CileGray

So much for being 'unhackable'

I don't think anyone ever thought the Xbox 360 would be unhackable.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Well well very interesting how X360 is being fucked since it was released =P First not secured Demo disc and now DVD Firmware hack... NICE!!

I was speaking idiomatically.

Thanks for heads up Ryu,xbox360 piracy is one of the most awaited things this year.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Wow you say that like it'll now be some kind of holiday. Did MS really say unhackable? Sounds like a marketing thing. But then again, they advertise the same with their WMA/WMV DRM and for the most part it can't be cracked. (The DRM can be shaved off if you have a license but cannot be bruteforced.)

I'm wondering what the response to PS3 will be. They practically have copy protection built in thanks to the fact no one will own a Blu-Ray writer for like a decade.

Oh wait, PS3 isn't coming out for another decade. Nevermind. :doh:

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Originally Posted by B4-Hunter

Well well very interesting how X360 is being fucked since it was released =P First not secured Demo disc and now DVD Firmware hack... NICE!!

Not really, so far none of this equates to anything for the average Xbox 360 owner yet. From the sound of it the group that came up with this method isn't planning to release the information about it because it doesn't do anything except let you play burned copies of games (while they want to make it so that you can run user-made software on the console). Even then though, the use of this wouldn't be nearly as wide-spread or useful as a mod chip was. When they get to the point where you can install a modchip/firmware hack yourself that lets you run user-made programs and download games to the harddrive, then it will start to take off.

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Wow you say that like it'll now be some kind of holiday. Did MS really say unhackable?

Actually they more or less admitted that the system would be hacked/cracked/modded/etc. eventually, but that they worked to make it as hard as possible to do it. It's been about 5 months and there are still no real mod chips for the system (or real ways to pirate games, since noone's released the method to do so yet), so I'd say they've done an OK job of that so far. But we'll see how long it takes for them to blow the whole system wide open.

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Originally Posted by Eleo

Oh wait, PS3 isn't coming out for another decade. Nevermind. :doh:

Would have been hi-larious if it wasn't for the fact that it comes this fall..

Actually, so far I can only see this being used for piracy. It is so far impossible to use any kind of homebrew or games with modified content. (This said, I'm writing this under the assumption that MS fixed the 'bug', which made it possible to use certain products via the Home Media Center...)
This will not benefit me in anyway (yet) but I will continue to watch. The second a chip exists, which allows me to play debug games, I'll get another X360 and a chip like this *snaps*.

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Originally Posted by Solis

I don't think anyone ever thought the Xbox 360 would be unhackable.

I still do think that long term, no hack will be practical for the end user. You realise that this is not something which you can easily do in your home, correct? You realise that the equipment you would need is a long way out of the ordinary?

You also realise that MS can patch the 360 at any time, via Live! to render this hack useless? Now tell me this is a giant leap forward.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Kilroy

Would have been hi-larious if it wasn't for the fact that it comes this fall..

http://www.webster.com/dictionary/hyperbole

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Originally Posted by Kilroy

This will not benefit me in anyway (yet) but I will continue to watch. The second a chip exists, which allows me to play debug games, I'll get another X360 and a chip like this *snaps*.

The second that there's a chip available that would let me run XBMC360 (which does not yet exist) I'd be interested. I have no confidence that this time will come, however.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

[QUOTE=Eleo]Did MS really say unhackable?QUOTE]

Yeah dude THEY did (watch both videos below).

http://www.youtube.com/watch_fullscr...99&fs=1&title=

http://www.filecloud.com/files/file.php?file_id=3057


Videos are released as proof and with tight PUN..lol

Have FUN!

I was speaking idiomatically.

[QUOTE=Sexninja]

Originally Posted by Eleo

Did MS really say unhackable?QUOTE]

Yeah dude THEY did (watch both videos below).

No dude, THEY didn't. If you'll notice, you'll see that MS never said the Xbox 360 would be hack proof. In fact, here's the article those quotes came from where they said the exact opposite:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4218670.stm

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"There are going to be levels of security in this box that the hacker community has never seen before."

Part of the motivation behind this is to prevent people from using the 360 to watch pirated films or TV shows.

But Mr Satchell admitted no system was fool-proof and that, with enough time and dedication, the security on the Xbox 360 would be broken.

"There're some really bright people in the world with some really expensive hardware," he said.

"I'm sure sooner or later someone will work out how to circumvent security. But the way we have done the design doesn't mean that it will work on somebody else's machine."

So far, this seems to be the case, especially since they haven't found a way around the "individualized" security features. Not to mention I doubt they'll make a hack that lets you use Xbox Live with a console that's modded/flashed/whatever with those components on (and sometimes even if they're off). I think that's by far the most important security that probably noone will ever find a way around.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by *AkirA*

Man, I cant wait for the only modders and cheaters to ruin all my games! Onlines just not online unless your getting fucked over.

Haha. That's so true

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Yeah, this is bad news for those of us who actually like to play on Live ranked matches. It'll be so fun playing against people with cheats! Akira speaks the never ending truth.

Unfortunate that it was cracked this soon. And here I was hoping it might take a year before this happened. Oh well. People will try so hard to make sure they don't have to pay for things. =\

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

How does pirated games = more cheating?

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