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  2. George Hotz - Wikipedia

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    George Francis Hotz (born October 2, 1989), alias geohot, is an American security hacker, entrepreneur, [1] and software engineer. He is known for developing iOS jailbreaks , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] reverse engineering the PlayStation 3 , and for the subsequent lawsuit brought against him by Sony .

  3. PlayStation 3 homebrew - Wikipedia

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    George Hotz (Geohot), [1] often misattributed as the genesis of homebrew on the PS3, later created the first homebrew signed using the private "metldr" encryption key which he leaked onto the internet. Leaking the key led to Hotz being sued by Sony.

  4. Geohot demos homebrew on 'jailbroken' PS3, Sony vows to ... - AOL

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    We just saw how you can now add an Install Package Files option to the PS3 using some custom firmware, but that darn hacker George "Geohot" Hotz has taken it a step further by demonstrating ...

  5. In an act of hacktivism, Anonymous announced their intent to attack Sony websites in response to Sony's lawsuit and, specifically due to Sony's gaining access to the IP addresses of all the people who visited geohot's blog, terming it an 'offense against free speech and internet freedom'. [13]

  6. 2011 PlayStation Network outage - Wikipedia

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    George Hotz, also known as Geohot, managed to jailbreak the PS3 firmware on January 2, 2011, and began sharing the jailbreak online shortly afterward. [80] In response, Sony sued Hotz on January 11, 2011, for his jailbreaking activities. [81] The hacker group Anonymous initiated "Operation Sony" on April 2, 2011, as a form of protest. [79]

  7. Today’s NYT ‘Strands’ Hints, Spangram and Answers for ...

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    According to the New York Times, here's exactly how to play Strands: Find theme words to fill the board. Theme words stay highlighted in blue when found.

  8. White Massachusetts teen avoids jail time in attempted ...

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    The Cape Cod teenager who pleaded guilty to the attempted drowning of a black peer in a pond while spewing a racial slur escaped jail time during his sentencing Wednesday. Chatham, Mass. resident ...

  9. PlayStation 3 Jailbreak - Wikipedia

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    PlayStation 3 Jailbreak was the first USB (Universal Serial Bus) chipset that allowed unauthorized execution of code, similar to homebrew, on the PlayStation 3. It works by bypassing a system security check using a memory exploit ( heap overflow ) which occurs with USB devices that allows the execution of unsigned code .