How The XBox 360 DVD Security Was Defeated

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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: Modern Vintage Gamer will be covering King Kong/JTAG/RGH in Part 2. Xbox 360 security is a massive topic to cover

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How The XBox 360 Hypervisor Security Was Defeated

Part two of his retrospective on the Xbox 360 security. In this episode we look at the Xbox 360 Hypervisor and the different methods used to defeat it.