First iPhone, then Playstation

The first iPhone cracker has apparently cracked the Sony Playstation 3.

George Hotz, aka geohot, rose to fame three years ago when he was famously banned from the iPhone Dev unlocking team and then spent several weeks developing an unlocking procedure that Apple CEO Steve Jobs has said was impossible. He reportedly spent more than 500 hours developing the first jailbreak application for the iPhone back in 2007.

According to a blog posting, Hotz has done something similar with the Sony Playstation 3, allowing the games console to play pirate games, home-brew software and even allowing users to play legacy Playstation 2 games.

Hotz –- now aged 20 –- said he is now working on further improving his Playstation 3 cracking techniques and plans to publish details online in a similar way to his earlier iPhone exploits.

Sony, meanwhile, is quoted as telling the BBC that the firm is looking into the matter, adding that "we are investigating the report and will clarify the situation once we have more information."

Source: Infosecurity.