george hotz
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Why Sony Keeps Getting Hacked
By now it’s no secret that Sony sucks at cybersecurity. The company’s movie business, Sony Pictures Entertainment, was recently hit with what may end up being the biggest corporate hack in history. It’s not the first time Sony has laid claim to that title. And, if history is any guide, it probably won’t be the…
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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.
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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…