It seems a longtime hacker is already looking to crack his way into the all-new PlayStation handheld device after not even 24 hours of it’s official launch in Japan.
SKFU is an household name in the PS3 hacking scene and one could wonder what he can do by just looking at the Twitter application package for the PS Vita.
“I just got my tried to unpack the Twitter application for PS VITA and sadly I have to say that the AES key for PKG encryption and decryption changed.” he wrote in his blog post yesterday.
The file format package for the Vita is identical to what has been programmed in the PlayStation 3 but according to SKFU himself, the encryption and decryption keys has been changed.
But, that’s not the end of the road for the hacker. He further explains that:
The PKG’s I used for my testings were pretty old and the key update was expected.
Nevertheless it’s a bit disappointing but a new nice challange
The PS3 can decrypt the new packages on firmware 4.00 which contains the new PS VITA PKG AES key for the PS3 <--> PS VITA content exchange feature. This means we can decrypt and get the content of the PS VITA PKG files via a 4.00 PS3. Sadly there’s no solution to re-encrypt it again, yet.
He concludes by saying, “Let the games begin! (again…)”
Zac
Dec 18. 2011
Fuck these hackers. They should all die
GNT
Dec 18. 2011
Yeah, that will happen when Sony stop being so restrictive and closed mind lol
Maikeru
Dec 21. 2011
they were asking for it, come on man $250 and $120 memory card (that doesn’t work on any other device but the Vita meaning files can’t go in or out of it, can’t upload videos, pictures, or programs from it, are you serious, then not giving free games like Nintendo, nigga please, then not giving our money back after getting hacked, wtf, no they just give us a free trial of the psn, what like netflix doesn’t offer that already, shut the fuck, if anything this great news
pedrovay2003
Dec 28. 2011
Yeah, fuck these hackers! Fuck the people who just want to use what they paid for instead of bending over and taking it from Sony! How dare they want their freedom!
PSN
Feb 20. 2012
Fuck You Zack You Should Die
Soldier
Dec 18. 2011
Sony deserves to get hacked for their overpriced Memory sticks. Plus, I want to play emulators on it like pc games on the vita, N64 roms, Maybe even Dreamcast ISO’s if its powerful enough to emulate Dreamcast. I personally don’t even have much interests in Sony’s crappy games like Uncharted, Indiana Jones type games aren’t my thing. Zelda is and alot of older games that can probably be emulated by the Ps Vita are.
God
Dec 18. 2011
If Nintendo was smart they’d get someone to hack the Sony since I’m sure Sony is the one responsible for the 3DS being hacked seeing how the only ppl who hate Nintendo are Sony.
JapaneseWarrior
Dec 18. 2011
Fuck them, they overcharge for Memory sticks that cost pennies to make. I hope people steal this handheld from the store and off the shelves. Let this turd of a handheld fail.
DEATHoWAR
Feb 07. 2012
Bullshit! The PS Vita will be hacked and you comunists that are against hackers get out of the country. You don’t see the big picture. You don’t see what us hackers see. Hacking
Is learning expanding technology to the limits! Remember that.
Alex
Feb 17. 2012
You spelled communist wrong
And that has nothing to do with communism
David
Mar 02. 2012
…It’s actually the opposite of communism…
Zack
Mar 24. 2012
well one way zac is right in the way that if we dont buy the games and pirate them then we have just killed this great system but if sony dosent add remote playing games and other features they promised then i want 300 dollars back. so basically get some cfw but buy the games.