In 2005 mere weeks after the launch of the Xbox 360 in North America, hackers found a method to exploit the DVD drive firmware and defeat security by allowing for backup DVD's to load and run. This is a look back and how this was achieved and how Microsoft responded.
Note : I will be covering King Kong/JTAG/RGH in Part 2. Xbox 360 security is a massive topic to cover :)
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Sources :
► Hacking DVD Thread - http://web.archive.org/web/20071226054041/http://www.xboxhacker.net/index.php?topic=76.0
► RHPG's iPrep Video -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovxY28frV3Q&t=385s
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