> This project is intended for educational and security research purposes only. It does not endorse piracy, unauthorized access, or misuse of commercial devices.
Sure, "education". Releasing exploits for software vulnerabilities has very little to do with education. The relation to piracy is clear however.
The irony of posting something like this on HACKER News of all places must have escaped you... this term is tightly related to breaking hardware/software systems apart to understand them and it is very common to share your findings.
What people decide to do with them is on them, and fixing the exploits would be on the manufacturer if they care about this so-called "piracy".
Tough luck, I will run my non-piracy related homebrews on the hardware I own, and learn about the way they work now.
> That's what responsible disclosure is for.
Good one, the maximum bounty for PlayStation is $50k for critical ones. But on average they only pay $10k for such "bugs"... as a reminder in 2025 the Sony's PlayStation (Game & Network Services) segment generated approximately $30,000,000,000. Talk about a "fig leaf".
Responsible disclosure is called that because it is responsible, not because it necessarily pays well. Even without any bug bounty, irresponsible disclosure remains irresponsible.
cubefox · · focus · HN ↗
Sure, "education". Releasing exploits for software vulnerabilities has very little to do with education. The relation to piracy is clear however.
throw101010 · · focus · HN ↗
What people decide to do with them is on them, and fixing the exploits would be on the manufacturer if they care about this so-called "piracy".
cubefox · · focus · HN ↗
> fixing the exploits would be on the manufacturer
That's what responsible disclosure is for.
throw101010 · · focus · HN ↗
> That's what responsible disclosure is for.
Good one, the maximum bounty for PlayStation is $50k for critical ones. But on average they only pay $10k for such "bugs"... as a reminder in 2025 the Sony's PlayStation (Game & Network Services) segment generated approximately $30,000,000,000. Talk about a "fig leaf".
cubefox · · focus · HN ↗
kasabali · · focus · HN ↗