Release: PS4norunpack by Zecoxao
Scene Jack of all trades Zecoxao has released PS4norunpack (read: PS4 NOR Unpack), a “tool to unpack the sflash0 plaintext partition and the ciphertext counterpart you obtain from ps4”. He says the tool also...
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Are full-fledged Homebrews coming to PS5 sooner than expected?
Following the release of SpecterDev‘s slides on PS5 reverse engineering and security, PlayStation scene veteran Zecoxao has been sharing a few cryptic tweets regarding the PS5. Is something big coming soon? PS5 – The...
(release) PS5 Decrypted game dumps now possible
Sleirsgoevy has released a payload loader for PS5 4.03, based on the webkit and kernel exploits we already know. Combined with a specific dumper binary (download link below), this allows people to dump decrypted...
“SYRUP-11”: Early PS4 Prototype Revealed (Pictures)
One thing we seem to love the most on the hacking scene are “forbidden” hardware versions of our consoles. We have an unhealthy attraction for “devkits” and prototypes that give us collective hope we’ll...
PS4: Reverse engineering progress on SMU (System Management Unit), could help with hacks
Zecoxao reports some progress in hacking the SMU (AMD System Management Unit) of PS4s, achieved by reusing a crypto key that was until now believed to only work on debug firmwares. Turns out the...
More PSPs can now be unbricked with new Baryon Sweeper keys
We talked a while ago about Baryon Sweeper, a series of tools and hardware schematics designed to unbrick later PSP models (which require more than the original pandora battery). Mimicking Sony’s official recovery tools,...
PS5: Decrypted Firmware Updates 6.50, 7,00 and 7.01 released
Zecoxao has updated his MEGA repository of decrypted PS5 Update files, adding Firmwares 6.50, 7.00, and 7.01 to the repository PS5 – What are Decrypted Firmware Update PUP files? The PUP (Playstation UPdate) format...
PS5 Hacks: CP (Communication Processor) Box firmware Dumped + more details shared
PlayStation scene veteran Zecoxao shared actual firmware dumps of the mysterious CP device today (Download link below), but mentioned that its encryption/decryption keys haven’t been found yet. PS5 CP Box – what is it?...
PS5 Hack: Keys incoming for the mysterious CP Box?
Scene developer Zecoxao added some information to the “CP Box” page on the PS5 Dev Wiki today, and stated that hackers are working on extracting some of its encryption keys. Little is known (publicly)...
Rumor: $3 Nintendo Switch modchip might be coming, compatible with V2 (Mariko) and OLED (Aula)
Scene veteran Zecoxao has shared rumors that a Raspberry rp2040 based Modchip for Nintendo Switch is incoming. With the chip in question available for about $3 on most retailers like AliExpress, this could be...
