PS Vita Sim card hack? Tinkerer finds way to browse att.com on unactivated sim
We were recently contacted by scene member d4kc9 who was able to use an unactivated sim card to browse the web on his Vita. Now, before you think a gigantic loophole was found: this AT&T unactivated sim card lets you browse… att.com only.
Alright, so, nothing groundbreaking here, but as d4kc9 states himself: ” I know this might not be much, but I hope it inspires people to mess around with glitches like this.”
What’s interesting here is indeed the way people find crashes/bugs, and how they can turn into vulnerabilities ultimately: in this case, d4kc9 messes up with the sim card activation process, by exiting the process at an unexpected time. By then, the device is connected to the att network for the activation, meaning the browser can also navigate that site.

It is very likely that the sim itself is made in a way that only the att urls can be accessed, but one can dream of a more major glitch, where messing up with some DNS settings could let you access more, or turn att.com into some sort of proxy for more browsing (I kid. If you attempt to hack one of the major network providers just so you can play online on your Vita, you’re playing a dangerous game!)
Details from d4kc9:
The Sim card that is included with the PSVita in the US is locked to the AT&T network. This sim can surf att.com by going to the activation wizard for AT&T, touching connect then exiting during the connection process quickly by hitting the PS Button. The Vita will continue to connect to HSPA+ (3G) allowing you to go to the regular browser and connect to att.com. I know this might not be much, but I hope it inspires people to mess around with glitches like this.
The full video below.
And yes, Still not sign of a hack for the memory cards, so you’re going to have to check what the best size is for your next vita memory stick.
So why not set up a local DNSproxy? Or does it check for https and has cert check?
you’re connected to the 3G network via the sim, not to your internal network. You can’t set up a proxy
I thought everybody knew about this I was doing this a couple of weeks ago but couldn’t find nothing useful like going to google.
Same. Been doing it for years.
I forgot that my Vita as a SIM slot
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Aw man… For a minute I thought it read “SD card hack” instead of “Sim card hack” :'(
Make it two.
Interesting.
Would it be possible to unlock DOCOMO locked PS Vita using Mr. Gas’ Fail-Mail
Is there a way to unlock DOCOMO locked PS Vita ?
I did this back on vita 1.51 and thought nothing of it. You can do this with phones and anything else with a SIM. The carrier just locks it to the website, and even certain domains on the website don’t work. I personally think that it’s for testing, but a simple ping would work to.
Vita ROKKS
That’s normal for devices to be able to browse the website for their carrier. I used to be able to access Boost Mobile’s site when my time ran out. They allow it so you can easily sign up for an account or pay your bill.
Bro, dont try those sim card hack stuffs because u may get arrested for illegal actions……dangerous !!!
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i just swap out the sim with my cricket sim and use it that way when i need to works like a charm
Would a sim unlock be that unfeasible? I mean, all Vitas run the same firmware, wouldn’t it just be a matter of changing some database settings?
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