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.

2016年9月24日 · Start hacking your PS3 using one of the guides below: CFW-compatable Models - Jailbreaking With Official Bgtoolset - Using Unofficial Flash Writer HEN-only Models - How To Install HEN

2024年3月16日 · PS3HEN is an exploit useful for PS3 Console's that do not have the ability to install a CFW ( those later Slim & SuperSlim Models). While it can be installed on all PS3 Models, PS3HEN is not as powerful as Custom Firmware is on your console, but PS3HEN is not far behind and has plenty of features to get the most out of your console.

The 2011 PlayStation Network outage (sometimes referred to as the 2011 PSN Hack) was the result of an "external intrusion" on Sony's PlayStation Network and Qriocity services, in which personal details from approximately 77 million accounts were compromised and prevented users of PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable consoles from accessing the service.

2023年3月4日 · However, The Ps3toolset is still the preferred and safest method when available for hacking your capable ps3 model so its ready for PS3 Custom Firmware installations.

2025年1月12日 · Currently, with firmware 4.91 you can use some sort of hack. But this depends on the model and what you are after. If you want a permanent CFW the models which can run 3.56 listed below are what you should look for is the firmware 3.56. As it's the golden firmware. If you are on higher, you can use the HAN hack. Phat PS3: All Models can be ...

Alternatively, you can use a hardware flasher to exploit your console. You can follow the E3 Flasher tutorial, Teensy tutorial, or the ProgSkeet tutorial to exploit a slim PS3.

This PS3 Jailbreak 4.87 CFW exploit has been tested as of 2021 and works on all PS3 original firmware 4.87 and below including Slim and Super Slim consoles.

Following various other hacks executed from Linux, Sony removed the ability to install another operating system in the 3.21 firmware update. This event caused backlash among the hacker communities, and eventually the group Fail0verflow found a flaw in the generation of encryption keys which they leveraged to restore the ability to install Linux.