Hacker awarded $50k bounty for reporting bug to Sony that allowed PS5 Linux exploit

Hacker awarded $50k bounty for reporting bug to Sony that allowed PS5 Linux exploit

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-Fran- Well, at least now the world knows how much is honour worth for that person: $50.000. Regards. Reply

Makaveli lol he better use that 50k for security I see him getting hacked. Also good example of most people will sell out for cash. I'm not a PS5 owner just find this funny. Reply

Katorga Poorly written article. A collection of quotes with very little context. Who is Andy Nguyen and did he discover this flaw first? That seems more important to me than some witty comment from X "user called Gille". Reply

artk2219 -Fran- said: Well, at least now the world knows how much is honour worth for that person: $50.000. Regards. It is likely far less, that is just what Sony was giving them. Shoot, some politicians routinely sell out their constituents for the price of a cheap lunch, this person is probably not that different. Reply

derekullo -Fran- said: Well, at least now the world knows how much is honour worth for that person: $50.000. Regards. Makaveli said: lol he better use that 50k for security I see him getting hacked. Also good example of most people will sell out for cash. I'm not a PS5 owner just find this funny. Y'all do realize he wanted to wait till after GTA6 to release the bug and only reported the bug to Sony as news of its existence got out? Do you think security researchers should not get paid / sell out for cash or does it only matter for games you want to play? Reply

hotaru251 -Fran- said: Well, at least now the world knows how much is honour worth for that person: $50.000. not the first time. wont be the last. Happened ages ago with crackers who shared tool and then someone gave it to anti cheat companies that patch it. Reply

Pierce2623 If i was unlucky enough to have a console, or more specifically a ps5, as my means of playing games, i would definitely pick freedom to use it however i choose over playing GTAVI at launch. The whole idea that it’s somehow going to redefine gaming is ludicrous. I mean maybe its the most photorealistic game to date. Who cares? That isn’t really particularly all that exciting to me because its just about some cringe ass modern left wing losers who think they’re gangsters. Reply

scottslayer I swear they have private disclosures for big stuff like this so what kind of low IQ vermin brags about this…oh wait it an AI user that stole the work from several other people, yeah that sounds right. Reply

vaffangool Katorga said: Poorly written article. A collection of quotes with very little context. Who is Andy Nguyen and did he discover this flaw first? That seems more important to me than some witty comment from X "user called Gille". Poorly-informed reader 🙄. Andy Nguyen (TheFlow0) is the hacker-researcher-coder who created the first kernel exploit for the PlayStation Vita and was the lead on PS5 Linux. He is a prominent example of the catastrophic exodus of respected talents and capable leaders from important open source communities as vibe-coding vermin take up all the air and crowd out contributors whose work has actual value. Reply

-Fran- derekullo said: Y'all do realize he wanted to wait till after GTA6 to release the bug and only reported the bug to Sony as news of its existence got out? Do you think security researchers should not get paid / sell out for cash or does it only matter for games you want to play? You missed the point by a few hundred nautical miles. Regards. Reply

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