this scene is so cooked now lol sometimes its hard to believe how dumb its gotten
the bd-j file currently being shared for ps4 14.00 is originally my private file it was unpacked and redistributed and whoever did it was stupid enough to leave references to my own domain inside it
the only reason this file ever left my hands was because someone with devkit and testkit access contacted me and offered to support my research with a testkit dev resources firmware updates and anything i needed in return he wanted access to my jailbreak for testing i agreed because i wanted to study the security differences between retail consoles and dev/test hardware and nothing more
later i spent around two weeks researching a separate method related to extracting content_key_seed information for sony packages zeco @notnotzecoxao helped me with some fundamentals corrected some information and gave me some keys and i will never deny that after the method was completed we agreed to keep it private between us
after that other people kept asking me for the method and keys and i refused but later i found out the method had been shared outside that agreement and then the same private circle that already had my iso started getting more information too
after giving people far too much trust i can say this with confidence in my own work i always wanted to do things the right way and responsibly but mistakes happen and this was one of mine i trusted the wrong people
the key extraction vulnerability has now been reported to sony as well :) the report is submitted and sony will also be provided with the list of games they obtained content_key_seed from so they can investigate the full impact
i have also provided the relevant technical details and evidence through the proper channels including information that can help them verify where the leaked development material came from
i will not publish private mac addresses serial numbers account details or personal information publicly that belongs with sony not social media
from this point forward im done with playstation research im not working on playstation anymore and im leaving this shitty scene completely
i came here to research build and learn not to deal with leaks lies black market drama and people selling private work behind each others backs
goodbye to fpkg updates :)
and this is officially the end of the keys business
im out
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I'm curious on the long-term impacts. I think a lot of long-time scene veterans feel this way, and while the slop mods/projects are being embraced now, eventually people will be fatigued of them. Then all the people who poured their passion and effort into the space will be gone.
Can I say something? This whole situation is seriously starting to get on my nerves.
At this point, it feels like I can't show anything on screen anymore without seeing the same ideas being replicated by someone else shortly afterward. And, as usual, the people who come along later end up getting far more attention than the person who originally came up with the idea and developed it first.
I keep seeing all kinds of emulators and application ports made by people who practically joined the scene yesterday being shared and promoted everywhere. Meanwhile, I've been developing projects for PS4 and PS5 for years, putting thousands of hours into my work, yet I still feel like most of what I create gets systematically overlooked.
I'm not asking for recognition simply because I've been around longer, but I do believe that originality, hard work, and years of contributions deserve at least some acknowledgment.
And I want to make one thing absolutely clear: I have nothing against the person I'm replying to. This isn't personal, nor is it an attack on their work.
This is just me venting about a situation I've seen happen over and over again, and frankly, it's becoming incredibly frustrating.
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Not even just speaking about console hacking here, the explosion in game modding communities of new stuff has been crazy too. So many people are hype about it, but I think it will drive away the people who really kept these communities alive for these fly-by-night contributions.
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Please don’t take this or the replies as justification to personally attack anyone, this is mostly just a consequence of the times we’re in. It just makes me a bit sad and the situation is unfortunate.
LLMs fracturing the console research space feels like a good litmus test of where we're at lmao. The future is slop and the fun is dead.
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LLMs fracturing the console research space feels like a good litmus test of where we're at lmao. The future is slop and the fun is dead.
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But r/blackops2 said devkits/testkits have special magic that makes them impossible to ban so this can't be true
There's been a rumor going around that the dev/testkits that were banned were banned because they used a specific update file, the truth is the kits that were banned were banned because they were cheating online and anyone that suggests differently is coping
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Specter retweeted
Method we used (>5 years ago, now) on ps5 to fiddle with mp4 and hv memory: github.com/fail0verflow/p…
hope it helps for linux!
hope it helps for linux!
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Specter retweeted
Incredible talk on hacking the Xbox One security processor youtube.com/watch?v=FTFn4U…
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Played @tihmstar's custom beatsaber song, 10/10 would play again
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Some people already know this, but thought I'd mention here too... unfortunately basically all of my low fw PS5s got stolen recently, so I'm not sure what my future in console research will look like. Replacing this stuff might be too be difficult & expensive to be worth it :(
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Specter retweeted
My @dayzerosec co-host zi and I are giving our 1st training @ hardwear.io with a focus on attacking security hypervisors! Trainings are something we've wanted to do for a while.
Take a look and share to those who would be interested :)
hardwear.io/usa-2025/train…
Take a look and share to those who would be interested :)
hardwear.io/usa-2025/train…
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Specter retweeted
We have a training by @SpecterDev & Zi on Attacking Hypervisors From KVM to Mobile Security Platforms hardwear.io/usa-2025/train…
I've published a write-up on reversing and analyzing Samsung's H-Arx hypervisor architecture for Exynos devices, which has had a lot of changes in recent years and pretty interesting design. Hope you all enjoy :)
dayzerosec.com/blog/2025/03/0…
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I've published a write-up on reversing and analyzing Samsung's H-Arx hypervisor architecture for Exynos devices, which has had a lot of changes in recent years and pretty interesting design. Hope you all enjoy :)
dayzerosec.com/blog/2025/03/0…
dayzerosec.com/blog/2025/03/0…
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Specter retweeted
Recon Training 23-26 June 2025: KVM to Mobile Security Platforms - Attacking Hypervisors with @SpecterDev and zi from @dayzerosec (4 days) For more details recon.cx/2025/trainingF…
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My @dayzerosec co-host zi and I are giving our 1st training @ hardwear.io with a focus on attacking security hypervisors! Trainings are something we've wanted to do for a while.
Take a look and share to those who would be interested :)
hardwear.io/usa-2025/train…
Take a look and share to those who would be interested :)
hardwear.io/usa-2025/train…
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Specter retweeted
github.com/google/securit…
Our newest research project is finally public! We can load malicious microcode on Zen1-Zen4 CPUs!
Our newest research project is finally public! We can load malicious microcode on Zen1-Zen4 CPUs!
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RE: byepervisor
do people care enough about not wanting to use rest mode and resume to switch the primary exploit for byepervisor to the jump table one? its higher maintenance and possibly slightly less stable but would be slightly more convenient to run I guess
do people care enough about not wanting to use rest mode and resume to switch the primary exploit for byepervisor to the jump table one? its higher maintenance and possibly slightly less stable but would be slightly more convenient to run I guess
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Specter retweeted
Inside console security: How innovations shape future hardware protection - helpnetsecurity.com/2024/10/29/gam… - @PlayStation @hardwear_io #HardwareSecurity #hw_ioNL2024 #PlayStation #gaming #CyberSecurity #netsec #security #InfoSecurity #ITsecurity #CyberSecurityNews #SecurityNews
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Slides github.com/PS5Dev/Byeperv…
I've published the repo for Byepervisor (we love named vulns out here). Contains exploit implementation for two PS5 hypervisor bugs for 2.xx and lower. Slides from the talk + vod should hopefully be published soon.
github.com/PS5Dev/Byeperv…
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