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Group claims Linux advance on Xbox *updated* |
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Group claims Linux advance on Xbox *updated* |
A group of security researchers gives Microsoft the choice: sign the linux bootloader or else a new exploit will be released - that could be used for a lot more then just linux.
From CNet news.com:
A group of Xbox security researchers say they have found a way to run Linux on the Xbox game console without a so-called mod chip and will go public with the technique if Microsoft won't talk to them about releasing an official Linux boot loader.
The group, which has asked not to be named in this article, approached ZDNet Australia after repeated attempts to contact Microsoft independently failed.
The researchers say they want Microsoft to release a "signed" Linux boot loader--software that runs when a computer starts up to load and give control to the operating system--that would allow Xbox users to run the open-source operating system on the console without installing a chip.
A signed Linux boot loader will not allow users to load pirated games, they say. However, the release of new Xbox exploits that the researchers claim to have developed to run Linux on the console could have the side effect of allowing piracy without the need to install a mod chip, something the hackers say they would like to avoid. Mod chips, which allow the bypassing of Xbox security systems, must be soldered onto the console's main circuit board.
The range of exploits will be released within weeks if Microsoft doesn't respond to their requests for talks, they say.
Microsoft says the issue is with its piracy division.
Note: They are not talking about the 007:AUF or Mech Assault saved game exploit here - probably about something alot more 'serious' (an attack aiming the Xbox Dashboard).
Read the whole article at CNet news.com.
update: Team Xbox-Linux posted on their website that they aren't the group behind this new exploit:
Although this is very interesting news, the Xbox Linux Project wants to clarify that the aforementioned group of Xbox security researchers is not the Xbox Linux Project.
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