A group of hackers by the name of “The Three Musketeers”, had released an equivalent of the ps3 “master key” for sony game console. This keys allow decrypting PS3’s level 0 (lv0) security layer used by the primary boot loader and therefore create custom firmware completely compatible with the console itself, but which allows running pirated games.
Sony uses the lv0 keys to safeguard the firmware of the PlayStation 3. After update 3.60 the lv0 keys were also used to authenticate the software. With the release of the lv0 keys to the web, hackers are able to change existing and future PlayStation 3 firmwares. Since the lv0 key is put into the Cell CPU during manufacturing it is unlikely that Sony will be able to restore the protection of the PlayStation 3 with a new update and with the PS3 firmware decrypted also the new PSN authentication key is easy to grab, reports The Hacker News web-site.
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