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Report: PS3 Hacker George Hotz Lands Job At Facebook

George “GeoHot” Hotz, famed for his hacking of the iPhone and PlayStation 3 (and subsequent court dramas), has apparently found gainful employment. At social networking behemoth Facebook.

April 13, 2011
Gaming

Sued PS3 Hacker Says He’ll Never Buy A Sony Product Again

After a court order was issued preventing rapper-turned-hacker George Hotz from ever hacking Sony products again, Hotz has begun a boycott on the electronics giant’s wares.

April 12, 2011
Gaming

Hacker’s Shady Start: Geohot In Middle School

George “Geohot” Hotz wanted to crack the PS3 – so he did, and infuriated Sony. He’s become a target, globetrotter, and spectacle. But before? He was little tech-inept deviant. Gizmodo’s got his yearbook, and two people who probably signed it.

Gaming

PlayStation Hacker Geohot Settles With Sony

Hacker George “Geohot” Hotz, the man who Sony accused of cracking the PlayStation 3 security, has settled with Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA). According to a statement issued by SCEA, Hotz has “consented to a permanent injunction” against the information published by Hotz.

March 26, 2011
News

Geohot: I Didn’t Flee The Country, I’m Just On Spring Break, Brah

Geohot has surfaced in South America! And he’s not hiding from Sony – he’s just chilling the eff out – “Factually, it’s true I’m in South America…I mean, it is Spring break; hacking isn’t my life.” Beer me! [BBC via SlashGear]

March 24, 2011
News

PS3 Hacker Didn’t Flee, Did Hand Over Hard Drives, Says Lawyer

The attorney for George Hotz, the hacker being sued by Sony for jailbreaking the PlayStation 3, denies that Hotz fled to South America to avoid a court order and says he has delivered his impounded hard drives as required to a neutral party. Sony, in a court filing, had alleged the drives were delivered with parts missing, and Hotz left the country to avoid providing them.

March 5, 2011
Gaming

Judge: Give Sony The IP Addresses Of Anyone Who Visited Hacker Geohot’s Website

I’ve got bad news for those who have checked out the website of my favourite hacker-turned-rapper, George “Geohot” Hotz, at any point between January 2009 and now: Sony has been granted the right to acquire your IP addresses.

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