Topic: PSP News - Sony Patches Vulnerability With 3.51 PSP Firmware (Gamasutra)

Ubisoft’s Mind Quiz Pulled For Offensive Content [06. The Rise of Serious Games [06. The exploit, accessible only by extracting particular data to a users memory stick and running Ubisoft and Q Entertainment’s music puzzler Lumines , lets users run unverified homebrew applications and flash unofficial firmware to the PSP. While Sony has frequently pushed minor functionality updates into firmware upgrades that were otherwise meant to close security breaches in the past, the new firmware is solely meant to patch the flaw. The Japanese update site description notes simply that running unauthorized software and firmware voids the handheld’s warranty. The exploit has had the otherwise unexpected consequence of dramatically increasing sales of Lumines , with Amazon’s stats showing a 5900 percent increase in purchases placing it at the top of the retailer’s sales charts . read more

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