hackers crack the nEW V2 secure xbox hits the news

**Freaky** · 15th October 2002

just saw this on a news site

Hackers claim to have cracked new "secure" Xbox
[PC Pro] 12:01

Two competing teams of hackers claim to have cracked the new 'secure' Version 2 of the Xbox in under a week.
The teams claim that their modifications opens the door to allow the Xbox to perform a number of tricks that Microsoft and graphics chip designer Nvidia would prefer it didn't.

Team Xecuter say that their device, which they expect to be selling shortly at around $45 will enable modifiers to run alternate operating systems like Linux and play 'homebrew' code as well as imports and code from all regions.

The Xboxhacker BBS was not far behind. The site claims it has been able to 'normalise' an Xbox to run Xbox Linux code.

Although these claims have yet to be tested, it would seem to be a blow to Nvidia who are said to be responsible for the security of the machine. It also means that the hackers have probably bought themselves another six months or so before the developers can come up with a more 'secure' patch

come up with a more secure patch, WHY BOTHER, they are just wasting good money, but they gotta try as they always think they are one step ahead

**{XBX}FrankDa** · 15th October 2002

samething is gonna happen with xbox live if it will have protection

**Freaky** · 15th October 2002

sort of inevitable aint it, like night follows day xbox will ALWAYS be hacked

ABCMan · 15th October 2002

doh, lets make a console based on a pc, i'm sure know one knows how to hack anything on a pc LMFAO muppets

**CGJ007** · 15th October 2002

Remember what happened when the modchips for PS2 came out, Neo Technologies became a massive success and Sony took them to court � suddenly modchips had to be produced outside Europe. And Raptor probably got a big lawyer bill!!!

Lets hope M$ does not close down Xecuter team before the mod hits the shelves.

I know that one of the mods X-ecuter is working on is suppose to be 100% legal but if M$ wants to make it hard for mod dealers they can!

**Freaky** · 15th October 2002

Originally posted by ABCMan
doh, lets make a console based on a pc, i'm sure know one knows how to hack anything on a pc LMFAO muppets

LMAO
tell me about it, they really DO beleive that they are stopping them LOL:signs: :signs:

**Mario87** · 15th October 2002

Nice! can't wait to see Bills face when he hears it's been cracked in under a week! Wot is the point in tryin to make it "secure" and "unhackable", it'll NEVER happen (maybe with the exception of the Cube).

**Freaky** · 15th October 2002

thats exactly my thought m8, why do they bother when they KNOW it will be hacked again and again, look at the ps2, they are on version 7 and thats hacked aswell.

as for the cube being uncrackable, then i wouldnt give up on that either, although it has been a while, i wouldnt rule it out tho it might happen one day

**Yazmon** · 16th October 2002

Eh? Why are nVidea responsible for the protection?

**Mario87** · 16th October 2002

Originally posted by Yazmon
Eh? Why are nVidea responsible for the protection?

Prob cause M$ are too thick 2 figure it out 4 themselves!:signs:

**Freaky** · 16th October 2002

Originally posted by Domain28

Prob cause M$ are too thick 2 figure it out 4 themselves!:signs:

LMAO:signs: :signs:

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to true

**TAR** · 16th October 2002

Originally posted by Yazmon
Eh? Why are nVidea responsible for the protection?

Its probably so M$ got someone to blame when the box is cracked !!!!!

**Mario87** · 16th October 2002

Originally posted by TAR
Its probably so M$ got someone to blame when the box is cracked !!!!!

LOL!!!:signs:

**Freaky** · 16th October 2002

seriously tho, i really dont know why they bother, i mean it must cost them a penny or 2 to change the board and other things, and they know its gonna be cracked lets face it, they could be doing better things like the money.

i know people say well they gotta at least try to stop them, but its just a futile attempt to secure a non securable peice of equiptment, soo in the end all the dosh they spend on making it "more secure" has just gone to waste.

mind you i read somewhere the new dvd drives in them are supposed to be a lot better than the old ones, which is a plus

**joshm74** · 16th October 2002

LMAO! the words 'security' and 'Micro$oft' just dont go together! All these security features just end up making them look even more stoopid every time their technology gets hacked in even shorter spaces of time. Rememebr Win XP - M$ said this was their most secure OS and it got hacked within 5 hours of release LOL

**fe_man2000** · 17th October 2002

Freaky mate,
They change the board primarly to get costs down - refining the build with cheaper costing techniques etc - the extra security is a afterthought I think - thats why its so lame.

Cheers
Ironman

**Freaky** · 17th October 2002

Originally posted by fe_man2000
Freaky mate,
They change the board primarly to get costs down - refining the build with cheaper costing techniques etc - the extra security is a afterthought I think - thats why its so lame.

Cheers
Ironman

oh right i thought the done it JUST to try make them more secure, so sony do the same then change the board just to keep costs down, i always though they changed them JUST to stop people chippin them, at least thats what ive always read.

as u say tho LAME ass attempts that will never work