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Submitted by: Bill Hickey
NCVA List Master
NRT-0082 Xbox 360 Fix:
So, you thought all the problems were pretty much confined to PC's? Well, think again.
Microsoft has quietly released a fix for a security vulnerability that could let Xbox 360 owners run their own applications or operating systems on the console. The update corrects a problem with a tamper protection mechanism on the Xbox 360. Hackers had discovered a way to break through the shield and run their own software, including operating systems such as Linux, on the Microsoft game console. Full details of the security vulnerability were disclosed last week in a posting to two widely-read security mailing lists. The flaw was actually discovered in November, demonstrated at a hacker conference in December, and fixed by Microsoft in January. The update was pushed out via Xbox Live, Microsoft's online gaming service. Any game coming out after 20FEB07 will ship with the fix, which is also available for download on the Xbox web site. Microsoft doesn't describe the Xbox update as a "security fix." Instead, on its web site it lists an "operating system update" for download, without stating what the update does.
(CNET News 05MAR07)
Last Modified: Wednesday, 14-Mar-2007 11:14:26 EST