Cyberattackers stole PS5 root keys and exploited the kernel, revealing rampant insecurity in gaming devices.
A pair of PlayStation 5 breaches shows the consoles don’t have protection from attackers taking over its most basic functions.
Both exploits were posted on Twitter on Nov. 7 without disclosure to Sony or specifics, but they nonetheless signal potential security problems to come for the gaming giant.
FailOverFlow, which has already earned a reputation as a prolific PlayStation jailbreaker group, posted a Nov. 7 tweet which appeared to contain the PS5 firmware symmetric root keys:
Another one bites the dust 😎 pic.twitter.com/Y1ty93AvaE
— fail0verflow (@fail0verflow) November 8, 2021
In a subsequent tweet, the group claimed that it “…got all (symmetric) ps5 root keys.” FlailOverflow wrote, “They can all be obtained from software — including per-console root key, if you look hard enough!”
Translation: We got all (symmetric) ps5 root keys. They can all be obtained from software – including per-console root key, if you look hard enough! https://t.co/ulbq4LOWW0
— fail0verflow (@fail0verflow) November 8, 2021
The message is practically a dare for other would-be hackers to try to access decrypted firmware files for themselves.
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