george hotz
In Real Life

How One Hacker Unintentionally Triggered One Of The Biggest Data Thefts Of All Time

George “geohot” Hotz found himself with overnight notoriety when, in 2007, at the age of 17, he successfully unlocked an iPhone — the first known to do so, bragging about it online.

15 March 2012

In Real Life

PlayStation Hacker Arrested For Drug Possession

Hacker George Hotz, who was sued by Sony for hacking the PS3, was arrested in Sierra Blanca, Texas. The 22 year-old was busted for possession of marijuana.

3 August 2011

News

Sony Looking To Win Big At The 2011 Hacking Awards

The BlackHat USA security conference kicks off later today in Las Vegas, and will be attracting some of the world’s top hackers and online security experts. As part of the festivities, every year an awards night is held called the “Pwnies”.

27 June 2011

News

Report: PS3 Hacker George Hotz Lands Job At Facebook

George “GeoHot” Hotz, famed for his hacking of the iPhone and PlayStation 3 (and subsequent court dramas), has apparently found gainful employment. At social networking behemoth Facebook.

5 May 2011

PlayStation

PSN Remains Dark, But You Can Install OtherOS

The right to run Linux on a PS3, enshrined somewhere in the Mayflower Compact, Magna Carta and the Constitution, apparently, has been restored thanks to hackers, your friend and mine. Not that we can play games online, also thanks to hackers. But we can install Linux.

28 April 2011

PlayStation

PS3 Hacker George Hotz Denies He’s Behind The PSN Breach

PS3 rapper/hacker George Hotz got sued by Sony. He made a rap video that drew comparisons between getting fucked up the arse and the lawsuit. Hotz reached an agreement with Sony, but there’s speculation that the famed hacker is still bitter, that he’s behind the PSN breach.

17 April 2011

News

Electronic Frontier Foundation Gets $10K From GeoHot’s Legal Fund

You may remember that George Hotz, the hacker/rapstar who jailbroke the PS3 and then got sued by Sony, solicited donations for his legal defence. You may remember that Hotz and Sony recently settled. You may wonder what he’s doing with the leftover donations. Don’t worry, he didn’t forget where they came from.

14 April 2011

PlayStation

Hacker’s Fight With Sony Is Over, But Not For Anonymous

Sony and George Hotz, the hacker who jailbroke the PS3, reached a settlement that ends Sony’s multizillion dollar claim against the 21-year-old rapper provided he never screws with their stuff ever again. End of controversy, right? Well, someone failed to clear this with Anonymous, self-appointed sheriff of Internet privacy and free expression.

13 April 2011

News

Sued PS3 Hacker Says He’ll Never Buy A Sony Product Again

After a court order was issued preventing rapper-turned-hacker George Hotz from ever hacking Sony products again, Hotz has begun a boycott on the electronics giant’s wares.

News

The PlayStation Hacker’s PlayStation Hacking Days Are Over

Rapper (and part-time hacker) George Hotz has settled out of court with Sony, who wanted him strung up on charges of circumventing the PS3′s copy protection. And the details of that settlement are now public.

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