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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Jack Schofield

Hackers crack and kill the PSP

"The first hackers to crack Sony's must-have gadget, the PSP, have created code that will kill the handheld console and render it unusable," reports Silicon.com.

"The Trojan application which exploits a picture file vulnerability is the result of lengthy attempts to break the code of the gadget and modify its operating system.

"Eric Chien of Symantec told silicon.com the code is not self-replicating and can only affect users who actively elect to download it onto their machine."

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