The Dumbest Console Hack Ever... I Did
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When Microsoft released the Xbox 360, it was designed to be unhackable. Security-wise, the machine was a step up from the original Xbox with custom hardware and encryption keys to keep hackers and modders at bay. Of course, they figured out an in, but what makes this exploit for the Xbox 360 Slim so wild is that it was done with a drill.
But what makes the Kamikaze Hack so interesting is the extent hackers went to circumvent the console’s security. When Microsoft released the new slimmer Xbox 360, the company replaced the flash chip, and instead combined it with the digital signal processor chip to make a single MediaTek chip package that could not be easily flashed with custom firmware. This made it harder for hackers to isolate the flash chip and hack the console. Microsoft also went one step further and encased the chip in a resin for good measure. To open up this drive for flashing so that the console would run custom firmware, people needed to drill a hole in the chip to disable the protection. Software tools alone would not work.