When we create a new generation of video games, we also create a new generation of technology, security, and sadly ... hackers. Finding holes in new hardware and exploiting them to do anything from copying free games to changing the technology itself, these hackers have many ways of doing things and leave many industries looking for solutions to stop it. With the PSP being hacked just days after each update, we are left to wonder why the PS3 hasn't been hacked yet and what has Sony done to stop the madness. Well, we created a feature to help explain how things are done and exactly why the PS3 is safe from these attacks.
If you have ever hacked, or watched someone hack a PSP, then you'd know how things work. You mess with the file system and trick it into reformatting itself to fit your needs. All the DRM and privilege rights are overwritten and nothing is stopping you from doing things you're not supposed to. This can be done on almost any technological piece of hardware. You can insert a UMD and copy it to a memory stick, you can take the iPhone and change the version to bypass AT&T security, or you take your PC game and upload it to a torrent site for someone else to play. Since these hacks seem to be common practice nowadays, Sony has obviously studied these exploits and went to great lengths to prevent it from happening on the PS3. The minute your PS3 boots up, it runs through 4 stages of security at all times. All 4 stages have secrets that will need to be decoded in order to reach the next stage. So think of hacking the PS3 to be similar to a treasure hunt. You discover the clues and figure out a way to piece them all together to find the treasure. Except in this hunt for the booty, if you mess up one tiny thing, the whole mission collapses and your PS3 could possibly explode into vast reaches of outer space.
For starters, the PS3 is not easily fooled like its sibling PSP. Sony has encrypted each hard drive to only work with a specific PS3, which eliminates the possibility of switching them out like memory sticks. The hard drive is then read by the PS3 where it makes sure the drive is registered to the specific console. After verifying the hard drive, the PS3 continues to search for needed files to boot up the OS. This is merely the logo that appears or random files hidden in the system that will trigger the “OK” to boot up. The hard drive is built in layers with the “bootflag.dat” being the first file read on each start up, which then leads into the DRM file and finally ...
the game files. Several files found in between each of these makes things even more complicated to bypass. We must also note that messing with any of these files will cause the PS3 to read them as missing and not boot up correctly. If you finally get past the hard drive, you must then face the problems hidden within the actual system itself. We all know the PS3 is a beast with a hearty 7 cells running under the hood as we brag about this on a daily basis. The problem for hackers is how only 6 of these cells are actually accessible, with the 7th cell access being denied to everyone. Not even game developers have access to this 7th cell. Now why is this cell even there if we can't use it? In a simple sentence, the 7th cell runs the PS3 completely on its own. The cell boots the system up, cracks the codes encrypted in all security branches, and finally keeps the OS running while you play a game or do whatever you normally do. Remember how I talked about the PS3 verifying the HDD in relation to the system? This is where that comes into place. The 7th cell is what verifies everything that needs to be unlocked or encrypted. The 7th cell basically double checks that everything in the PS3 actually belongs to the PS3, so users cannot trade hard drives or share illegal games without the cell noticing and denying access. With the exception of communicating with other cells, this cell cannot be written to or acknowledged by an outside source, making it completely secure from attacks. If hackers somehow find a way to hack the hard drive and bypass the 7th cell, there is still one more major problem awaiting for them at the next step. If you haven't heard about Blu-ray, then you are probably thinking PS2 is the shiznit right now and randomly came across this article of the future somehow. Joking aside, Blu-ray is an amazing feature for HD users and a tremendous advancement for all game makers with a massive storage space and fast loading times.
However, it is also the biggest problem to every hacker out there. Each Blu-ray disc comes equipped with a special “disc-based” encryption that is stronger than the security we find on DVD. The 128-bit key is hidden within each disc marked as BD-ROM and requires the “special” Blu-ray technology to decrypt it. Does Eboot.bin sound familiar? No? Well for the new guys, this is the file that hides all the required data to run a game or movie, which is very important. Now you can guess what is hidden under the encryption layer of BD. A Blu-ray lens can read the encryption, unlock it, and break it down from a .SELF file and .ELF file for games, where the Eboot file can be shared with the system. Even if this code is bypassed, hackers would have trouble finding ways to boot up a particular file without having the disc inserted. Unlike hacks on the PSP, simply inserting a different disc will not work. So next time you insert a BD and realize the small load time, just remember your PS3 is just doing all these things in a matter of seconds. While the PS3 is closed down like the gates at Fort Knox, hackers do occasionally find ways to breach the security of the system. Some hackers have tried to steal passwords, some have tried to destroy the PS3 due to their frustrations of failing, and others randomly do something stupid to make us all laugh. Sony finds out about these hacks, or “attempts” as it were, and immediately issue software updates to protect users like you and I. These updates help protect the PS3 from attacks and are required to access the PlayStation Network. When a PS3 logs into the PSN, it registers on the network with its firmware version. Having faulty firmware will get you banned from the PSN permanently and possibly trigger something to go wrong internally. Hacking the PS3 will also void your warranty and you will no longer be allowed to receive repairs. This final precaution is the 4th and final step Sony has taken to prevent the pirates from hacking your PS3.
Remember, these are just the 4 major security walls Sony has implemented within the PS3. Depending on how hackers attempt to hack the PS3, several smaller problems can occur preventing them from going any further. Installing the OS Linux may open up some loop holes, but compared to what hackers have done with the PSP, nothing has ever been quite as successful. Will we see the PS3 hacked one day? Possibly, depending on if Sony ever releases that 7th cell and how much hackers learn about all the new technology. Right now the PS3 is the safest beast on the market and people don't really have to worry a whole lot about attacks. While you may be thinking free games on the PSP are nice, we all must realize how much it hurts the industry as a whole and would devastate the PS3 market.
Thankfully, Sony has found a way to make the safety features unnoticeable to the average gamer and keep the lid on the PS3 closed tightly. So no need to worry, your PS3 is safe at home waiting for you to play the latest games and will one day rule the world. That is until PS4 comes out and we start worrying about something new … but that's quite a ways away, so let's just relax while we can. .
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IF you are an Airtel Haryana user and own a Airtel sim
then there is a chnace to enjoy FULL FLEDGED Free mobile
Office GPRS [ APN = airtelgprs.com ] serive:)
Requirement: You Must not subscribed to any
Paid gprs pack of airtel [ MO or NOP ] before.
Just send a sms "ENJOY" without quotes to 52505
and VOILA within 1 minute your 7 day free MO will be activated....
Enjoy
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Airtel is a leading mobile network operator of INDIA.
I have just discovered a hack that gives 1000 Airtel to Airtel Promo minutes and the call rates being 40 paise for local mobile numbers for entirely one month for just Rs.250.
This was due to a bug in the Airtel servers, I wonder how many days this would last long. So let me explain you the complete procedure in detail.
Airtel have launched two new recharges called RC 150 and RC 100.
For RC 100 the call charges to all local mobiles would be 40 paise per minute and Recharging RC 150 will get us a promo Airtel to Airtel 400 minutes.
So here is the hack.....
First recharge your mobile with RC 150 and then with RC 100.
For RC 150 you will get Rs.400 of A-A talk time and recharging with RC 100 will make that call costs 40 paise.
So that's it!!! Now you can have 1000 minutes of Airtel to Airtel and also the call cost for other calls being 40 piase.
The catch is that when i recharge with RC150 the Rs.400 of talk time i get will be costed Rs.1 per minute and the movement you recharge with RC100 even the A-A promo balance will be costing 40 Paise.
Anyhow I was satisfied with this hack....!!!
This isnt even a hack acutally but getting the maximum out of the offer given by Airtel!!!.
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This is the new trick for the user of idea cellular.
This is the complete trick to surf Internet for free into your
cell phone or pc/laptop.....
Before starting the detailed procedure these things described as
under must be follewed by the persons who are GOING TO FOLLOW
this trick..!!!!
#1... YOU MUST NOT HAVE ACTIVE DIALLER TONE !
#2... YOU MUST NOT HAVE ANY ACTIVE PLANS OF GPRS/INTERNET !
#3... YOU MUST HAVE PREPAID CONNECTION !( USING OF THIS TRICK IN
POST PAID WILL LEAD TO YOU HIGHER AMOUNT OF BILL )
#4... YOU MUST HAVE TO USE S60 DEVICES OR HIGHER..NEVER USE THIS
TRICK FOR THE S40 DEVICES(FOR CERTAIN S40 DEVICES THIS TRICK
WORKS)
#5... THIS TRICK HAS BEEN TESTED SUCCESSFULLY IN NOKIA AND SONY
ERICSSON DEVICES !
NOW COME TO THE PROCEDURE TO GET FREE INTERNET:
From your idea cell phone type GP13 and send it to 4444.
now you will receive that your GP13 pack will be activated within
24 hours...
now wait for 12 to 16 hours..
now send the same sms to 4444..
you will receive that your request has been already registered.
now again after 24 hours you will find that your GP13 pack has
been activated...!!!
BUT thats not a trick...yes because you have been have been
charged 13 rs because of activation of GP13..
real trick starts now..
After successfull activation of GP13 pack just send NOGP13 to
4444.(4444 No is free of charge)
you will receive that your GP13 pack will be deactivated within
24 hours..
now after just 10 to 12 hours of sending dectivation sms again
send GP13 to 4444..
now its enough ...you have completed your all steps to get free
internet..
its because due to last activation sms after deactivation sms
system will be hacked!!!System isnt able to take decision what to
do!!
now after some time of sending sms for activation just reboot
your system from file explorer..
now restart your device/cell..you are able to surf free..
but note that if you are using cell phone than use opera mini or
uc web browser and if you are using pc/laptop than use smart web
browser or opera 9.27.
if you wish to use proxy for your opera than you must have to use
the proxy given below.....
1.
i.p.Adderss: 12.148.192.178
Port :1080(common for all)
2.
i.p.Adderss: 63.127.192.178
3.
i.p.Adderss: 199.105.112.152
4.
i.p.Adderss: 199.105.112.163
5.
i.p.Adderss: 12.148.162.37.......
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Hi friends,
this is the latest and coolest Application for airtel users.
1st of all u need edge phone i.e.: 6630 , 6680 , 6681 , and Nseries phone etc... and ucweb browser java(attached with this file) install ucweb browser in ur phone after installing it
than go to tools/setting/connection/access point/option/new access point/use existing setting choos nop and change its access point name nop1(or whatever u want) than change its homepage from http://wap.google.Com to http://live.airtelworld.com done.
Now go to ur phone tools/app manager/ucweb/suite setting/and add following settings.
Network access : ask 1st time
Messaging : ask every time
App.Auto start : ask 1st time
Connectivity : always allowed
Multimedia : ask 1st time
Read user data : ask every time
Edit user data : ask every time
done.
go to usweb browser enter any othe web or wap add. connect it with nop1 click on download link in next page click on download than it ll ask for save user data choose ur destination where u want to save it than go to option save by clicking joistick and downloading ll start enjoy ur nop as mobile office no network restriction of 3mb.
NOTE:THIS TRICK WORKS FOR ALL PROXY ENABLED SERVERS WHICH RESTRICT DOWNLOAD LIMIT
Post ur comments.
Refer This Page to download :UCWEB
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Today airtel has banned the 97 booster pack.
This pack included 10 p/min for airtel to airtel
for 60 minutes.In night just 5 paise/min.After that 20 paise/min.
for othr mobiles 49 paise/min.
Problem in this pack is that if you talk continously for more than 60 minutes it costs only 10 paise.
which airtel found now only and decided to remove once and for all.
So now they have introduced another pack.
65 Airtel CUG Booster
10 paise for unlimited minutes.
other moblie cost is as per original plan.
They cant retify the problem so announced the problem as a seperate pack.
Intelligent?
May be not
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Hey people…..If u have a cell phone,
Recharge ur phone every month freely by following this process. Please follow the instruction & you can recharge your SIM card absolutely free.
Yes it is possible, see how technology can be used to make anyone a fool!
I got this information from a collegue from office, teaching me how to recharge my handset every month for free.
I am going to share this to all of you. Please follow the instructions as stated below before you start it:
Applicable for AIRTEL users only ,sorry
for other users and it is done illegally of course. But there are many things that are illegal in this world.
But then who cares. Don’t worry nobody can trap you. No legal action can be taken on you for this.
So go ahead without worrying.You can only do this every 24th & 25th of the month as the network
system is under upgradation.
1.) ** Dial ” 1415007 ” using your h/phone and wait for 5 seconds
2.) ** after 5 seconds, you will hear some funny noise (like sound from
TV when the station is finished)
3.) ** Once the noise stop, immediately dial 9151 follow by your phone
number
4.) ** A recorded message “please insert your pin number” will follow
5.) ** punch in the pin number ” 011785 45227 00734″ and wait for the
operator
finish repeating the above pin number.
6.) ** After the pin number has been repeat, dial ” 0405-for AIRTEL,
7.) ** you will hear a message “for air time top-up press 1723″ you
just have to follow the instruction
8.) ** After you follow the instruction, the noisy sound will re-appear for about 5 second
9.) ** once the noise stop, dial ” 4455147 ” follow by ” 146 ”
10.) ** after about 5 second, dial ” 1918 ” after 3 second dial ” 4451
”
11.) ** after you done that, punch in the serial number “01174452271145527 ”
you will hear dial tone.
12.) ** once the dialing tone stop, dial ” 55524785933 ” you will hear ” please
key in your password”
13.) ** the password is ” **** 2+253+7891*+546322 ” wait for the message “your password accepted”
14.) ** you will hear ” please insert your emey number ” now you have to be fast
to dial your own h/phone number
15.) ** you will hear a dialing tone, when the call is answered, dial ”
1566 ” and you will hear “re-confirm emery number”
16.) ** once you hear that message, dial ” 6011556 2245334 follow by your
h/phone number”
17.) ** after a while, you will hear a message “your pin number is accepted” you
have to dial ” 1007 ”
18.) ** after you done that you will hear “your emery number is
accepted”
19.) ** continue dial ” 4566 ” you will hear “your password is
accepted”
20.) ** once the second message finish, immediately dial your own
h/phone number
21.) ** Now you will receive a message saying ………..
“NOTHING IS FREE IN THIS WORLD, . SO, GET BACK TO WORK AND DON’T WASTE
TIME !!”
Bye………Bye………..
Dont search 4 me to kill me… I’m busy hunting down the one who sent
me!!! Send this link to all your friends and pass on the irritation!
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