PS3: LV0 keys leaked, hack unpatchable

[Hard core Rikki]

Among other handy uses, availability of the master keys leaked would make it easy to decrypt and tamper with future firmware updates since every PS3 released needs to be able to update.

As this was a group effort, we wouldn't normally have lost a word about it ever, but as we're done with PS3 now anyways, we think it doesn't matter anymore http://pastie.org/4462324. Congratulations to the guy that leaked stuff, you, sir, are a 1337 haxx0r, jk, you're an *******.

Try this bytes...
| - [erk=CA7A24EC38BDB45B98CCD7D363EA2AF0C326E65081E063 0CB9AB2D215865878A]
| - [riv=F9205F46F6021697E670F13DFA726212]
| - [pub=A8FD6DB24532D094EFA08CB41C9A72287D905C6B27B42B E4AB925AAF4AFFF34D
| 41EEB54DD128700D]
| - [priv=001AD976FCDE86F5B8FF3E63EF3A7F94E861975BA3]
| - [ctype=33]
| ...and be amazed.

People should know that crooked personalities are widespread in this so called 'scene'. Some people try to achive something for fun together and make the wrong decision to trust others and share their results with them, but ofc there got to be the attention seeking fame wh*** that has to leak stuff to feel a little bit better about him-/herself.
Now the catch is that it works like this in every 'scene', just that in others it usually doesn't come to light.
The only sad thing is, that the others who worked on this won't get the attention they deserve because they probably want to remain anonymous (also they don't care about E-fame <3).

PS: This is neither about drama nor E-fame nor 'OMG WE HAZ BEEN FIRST', we just thought you should know that we're disappointed in certain people. You can be sure that if it wouldn't have been for this leak, this key would never have seen the light of day, only the fear of our work being used by others to make money out of it has forced us to release this now.

- The Three Musketeers

Details
http://www.ps3hax.net/2012/10/ps3-lv...d-and-working/

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PlayStation 3: The Final Hack?

Trouble for Sony as new custom firmware and security keys are released.

Sony is waking up to a new PlayStation 3 security nightmare after a day in which a brand new, PSN-enabled custom firmware was released for hacked consoles, swiftly followed up by publication of the console's LV0 decryption keys - which some say blows the system wide open.

We've been here before of course. Over two years ago, the first piracy-enabling firmware and USB dongle combo - PSJailbreak was released, which exploited a weakness in the PS3's USB protocols, allowing for the system software to be patched in order to run copied software running from hard disk. This was followed up some time later by the release of tools from hacker group fail0verflow, which allowed users to encrypt files for the system in the same way that Sony does, allowing for a new wave of piracy. Geohot's public release of the "metldr" root key also added to the challenges facing Sony, resulting in a messy legal battle.

The firm's response - firmware 3.60 - plugged many of the holes, neatly working around the entire root key problem, and even with the release of the new custom firmware, any console running system software 3.60 or higher is effectively locked out. Only hacked consoles, or those still running 3.55 or lower can run the new code unless expensive, difficult-to-install hardware downgrade devices are utilised on older hardware.

Despite the effectiveness of firmware 3.60, PS3 has still had to contend with piracy issues, notably the JB2/TrueBlue dongle, but this hack still locked consoles to 3.55 and stopped compromised consoles gaining access to PSN - until recently at least, where the "passphrase" security protocol protecting PSN was leaked, giving hacked consoles full access to the service.

The release of the new custom firmware - and the LV0 decryption keys in particular - poses serious issues. While Sony will almost certainly change the PSN passphrase once again in the upcoming 4.30 update, the reveal of the LV0 key basically means that any system update released by Sony going forward can be decrypted with little or no effort whatsoever. Options Sony has in battling this leak are limited - every PS3 out there needs to be able to decrypt any firmware download package in order for the console to be updated (a 2006 launch PS3 can still update directly to the latest software). The release of the LV0 key allows for that to be achieved on PC, with the CoreOS and XMB files then re-encrypted using the existing 3.55 keys in order to be run on hacked consoles.

So just how did LV0 come to be released at all? The original hackers who first found the master key - calling themselves "The Three Tuskateers" - apparently sat on its discovery for some time. However, the information leaked and ended up being the means by which a new Chinese hacking outfit - dubbed "BlueDiskCFW" planned to charge for and release new custom firmware updates. To stop these people profiteering from their work, the "Muskateers" released the LV0 key and within 24 hours, a free CFW update was released.

"You can be sure that if it wouldn't have been for this leak, this key would never have seen the light of day, only the fear of our work being used by others to make money out of it has forced us to release this now," a statement from the hacker group says.

We have approached Sony for comment.

Source: Eurogamer.net

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[Hard core Rikki]

In unrelated news, a judge dismissed the PSN lawsuit since Sony apparently never promised the service and users' data would be safe. True story.

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Originally Posted by Hard core Rikki

In unrelated news, a judge dismissed the PSN lawsuit since Sony apparently never promised the service and users' data would be safe. True story.

Add the fact that euro psn is currently the worst digital distribution service when compared to any other widely used digital distribution service, it just asking their loyal customers to go into the world of piracy and not touch Sony in the next gen era of consoles.

[Shin_Gouki]

Has this any practical influence on how to get Linux to run on the PS3? Do you think its realistic that there will be a linux distro, maybe even boot from DVD?

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@ruantec is ready....
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