Tag Archives: Geohot
Thu, Jan 24, 2013 | 09:16 GMT
Sony Europe fined £250k over 2011 PSN outage breach
SCEE has been fined £250,000 by the UK Information Commissioners Office over the infamous 2011 PSN date breach that sparked a panic among the press and gamers for fear that credit card data and other sensitive information was at risk. A video statement has been issued by the ICO on the matter this morning.
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Posted in: Legalities, PS3, Sony
Tags: Anonymous, Geohot, george hotz, Lulzsec, UK Information Commissioners Office
Tue, May 01, 2012 | 09:20 BST
Geohot met with Sony engineers to describe hacking “methodology”
Infamous PS3 hacker George “Geohot” Hotz met with Sony engineers to discuss his “methodology” in hacking, its been revealed in a New Yorker profile on the hacker.
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Posted in: Legalities, PS3, Sony
Tags: Geohot, george hotz, Jim Kennedy
Thu, Mar 15, 2012 | 15:08 GMT
PS3 hacker George “Geohot” Hotz arrested for marijuana possession
Sony couldn’t bring him down, but Texas law sure could. More »
Mon, Jun 27, 2011 | 07:02 BST
Report – GeoHot working for Facebook
If you hack the PlayStation 3, Sony will sue the pants off you and you’ll land a job at one of the most important tech companies in the Western world. Lesson learned.
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Posted in: Jobs, Trade
Tags: facebook, Geohot, George "Geohot" Hotz, hackers, hacking, ps3 hackers
Thu, Apr 28, 2011 | 15:34 BST
Geohot denies responsibility in PSN hacking
George ‘Geohot’ Hotz has denied responsibility in the downtime PlayStation Network has received following an external intrusion by hackers last week.
Mon, Apr 25, 2011 | 09:55 BST
Hacked to death: Sony faces crunch-time over PSN failures
Sony has been found immature and naive on hacking problems this year, and must address PSN security issues now or face dire consequences.
Sat, Apr 16, 2011 | 16:06 BST
The Weekly Wrap – Nintendo’s next, Portal 2, DRM
We’re dedicating this week to Jade Empire 2. Goodnight, sweet prince. Here’s some other things that happened this week as well.
Thu, Apr 14, 2011 | 06:39 BST
Anonymous not satisfied by Sony vs GeoHot settlement
Anonymous has announced it intends to carry through with planned protests at Sony stores, despite the out-of-court settlement of Sony’s case against PlayStation 3 hacker George “GeoHot” Hotz.
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Posted in: Sony
Tags: Anonymous, Geohot, George "Geohot" Hotz
Tue, Apr 12, 2011 | 08:32 BST
Analyst: Geohot suit will deter hackers, a “win” for Sony
The legal action taken by Sony against PS3 hacker George Hotz will make others considering following in his footsteps think twice, claims Wedbush Morgan’s Michael Pachter.
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Posted in: Legalities, PS3, PSN, Sony
Tags: Geohot, george hotz
Tue, Apr 12, 2011 | 01:24 BST
Tuesday Shorts, Overnight Edition – GeoHot as a school kid, Drakensang beta, and Civilization sale
So much news, so little time – not to mention, quite a lot of stuff which is a bit fringe. Here’s your short-and-sweets, then.
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Posted in: Arcade, Japan, Kinect, MMO, PC, PlayStation Move, RPG, Retail, Shorts
Tags: amazon, beta, Bullet Soul, Civilization IV, Civilization V, Drakensang Online, Geohot, George "Geohot, Move.Me, Terminal Reality, world of warcraft
Tue, Apr 12, 2011 | 07:14 BST
Sony and Hotz agree out of court – full settlement details
Following months of legal wrangling, Sony and hacker George “Geohot” Hotz have jointly confirmed that they’ve settled their hacking dispute out of court.
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Posted in: Legalities, PS3, Sony, Xbox 360
Tags: Geohot, george hotz
Mon, Apr 11, 2011 | 15:52 BST
Anonymous to stage global in-store Sony protests
Hacktivist group Anonymous is looks to raise awareness of its cause by staging a number of four-hour sit-ins at Sony stores around the world. This is likely to be more popular with gamers than the group’s recent attacks on PSN.
Mon, Apr 04, 2011 | 09:09 BST
Anonymous declares vengeance on Sony
The activist arm of Internet hive mind Anonymous has targeted Sony, apparently in retribution for the company’s legal pursuit of PlayStation 3 hackers GeoHot and Graf_Chokolo.
Tue, Mar 29, 2011 | 06:53 BST
Sony vs Hotz – Hacker shuns PSN account lie claim
PS3 hacker George “Geohot” Hotz has dismissed claims by Sony that he lied to a court about creating a PSN account.
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Posted in: America, Legalities, PS3, PSN, Sony
Tags: Geohot, george hotz
Sun, Mar 27, 2011 | 11:16 BST
The Weekly Wrap – Nukem delayed, 3DS mania, Geohot
Where have you been all week? South America? Don’t worry, we don’t judge – unlike some people. Here’s everything you need to know in one convenient place.
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Posted in: 2K, 3DS, Capcom, Nintendo, PC, PS3, Sony, Weekly Wrap
Tags: 3DS, crysis 2, duke nukem forever, Geohot, resident evil
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 | 15:02 GMT
Hotz on South American “vacation,” lawyer fights back
George “GeoHot” Hotz has confirmed that he’s in South America, but only on a holiday paid for last November, while his attorney has hit back at Sony allegations of the hacker refusing to hand over hardware related to PS3 hacking.
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Posted in: Legalities, Piracy, Sony
Tags: Geohot, george hotz, Stewart Kellar
Wed, Mar 23, 2011 | 16:36 GMT
GOING LOCO: Hacker Hotz feels heat, hides in South America
According to Sony, Geohot, the hacker currently being sued by the firm for publishing PS3′s root key earlier this year, has fled the US as an “excuse” for not turning over hard drives as per a court order.
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Posted in: Legalities, PS3, Sony
Tags: Geohot, george hotz
Mon, Mar 21, 2011 | 13:45 GMT
Sony faces “misrepresentation” accusations in hack case
George GeoHot Hotz’s lawyers have accused Sony of deliberately misleading courts as to which of its national divisions owns the PlayStation 3 software development kit, in order to gain otherwise illegal access to the hacker’s hard drives.
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Posted in: Legalities, PS3, Piracy, Sony
Tags: Geohot, george hotz
Thu, Mar 17, 2011 | 13:32 GMT
Sony given permission to subpoena George Hotz’s PayPal records
The California courts have given Sony permission to subpoena George Hotz’s PayPal account and any records relatied to it.
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Posted in: America, Legalities, Sony
Tags: Geohot, george hotz, hacker, jailbreak, ps3 hacks
Mon, Mar 07, 2011 | 08:00 GMT
Court allows Sony access to GeoHot website visitor IPs
If you happened to live in the Bay area and visited George Hotz’s website from January 2009 onward, you may be contacted by Sony’s lawyers.
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Posted in: America, Legalities, Sony
Tags: Geohot, george hotz, jailbreak
GameStop posts quarterly decline, shrugs off Microsoft’s evasive stance on used games