Neowin News Feed for: Geohot

The login prompt for Twitter Search has returned just months after Elon Musk wanted it gone

Paul Hill — Sat, 22 Apr 2023 05:24:02 +0000

Twitter's search feature appears to be unavailable to people not signed into the site. It was possible to search while logged out until recently. To use search, you'll have to log in with an account. Read more...

Chaos Communication Congress begins 32nd conference

Paul Hill — Sun, 27 Dec 2015 05:50:01 +0000

The four day 32C3 security and technology in politics event is about to begin. Here's your one-stop article containing important links for enjoying the event. Read more...

Every browser falls at this year's record-setting Pwn2Own

Steven Johns — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 09:20:32 +0000

Pwn2Own inches closer and closer to having a million dollar event payout as the famed competition continues to grow in popularity and participation. Read more...

iPhone and PS3 jailbreaker Geohot gets arrested

Jake Durasamy — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:35:25 +0000

George Hotz is facing a problem with the cops, but this time it's not for hacking gadgets or any other technology for that matter - the hacker was in fact caught with marijuana in his possession. Read more...

iPhone hacker "GeoHot" departs Facebook; still hacking

John Callaham — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:49:02 +0000

George Hotz, known better for his hacker name GeoHot, has left his position at Facebook after just a few months. He is still hacking and recently joined a hackathon hosted by startup Backplane. Read more...

Anonymous targets Sony over GeoHot suit

Joshua Seed — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:52:50 +0000

Online hacktivist group Anonymous has set it sights on Sony in retaliation for the company's legal pursuit of two PlayStation 3 hackers. This marks a continuation of Operation Payback, which first gained momentum after targeting... Read more...

Sony to subpoena GeoHot's PayPal records

Michael Collado — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 08:00:06 +0000

If you decided to donate money to George Hotz (GeoHot) and went through with it in the last couple of years, you may want to take note. A judge has granted Sony the right to... Read more...

Judge allows Sony to subpoena IPs of visitors to GeoHot's website

Michael Collado — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 20:49:44 +0000

Federal magistrate Joseph Spero ruled this week that it was okay for Sony to acquire the IP addresses of visitors who took to George Hotz's, more likely known as GeoHot, website in search of jailbreaking... Read more...

GeoHot legal fight helped out by Microsoft donations?

Byron Hinson — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 12:30:54 +0000

Only a short time ago, PlayStation jailbreaker George Hotz (GeoHot) was asking for donations to help cover his legal fees in his fight against Sony, who are suing him for hacking the PlayStation 3 console... Read more...

Sony sues GeoHot for hacking the PS3

Owen Williams — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 01:35:29 +0000

Sony has been on a legal rampage lately, filing lawsuits against anyone who hacks their PS3, or posts the "master key" which was leaked recently, and now is going after infamous hacker GeoHot for hacking... Read more...

Sony releases piracy statement saying they will ban all hackers

Byron Hinson — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 20:49:45 +0000

Earlier today Sony Computer Entertainment released a statement regarding PlayStation 3 circumvention devices and pirated software. The statement below goes into detail about what will now happen to any user that violates the terms of... Read more...

Geohot sends a message to Sony, rap style!

Steven Parker — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 12:24:09 +0000

Stress appears to be taking its toll on Geohot, who a month ago was sued by Sony for exploiting the PlayStation 3 operating system into running homebrew and pirated software, which worked by accessing root... Read more...

Microsoft inviting iPhone jailbreaker to give WP7 a try

Brandon Boyce — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 09:33:30 +0000

Microsoft has displayed some very surprising reactions to those wanting to hack the Windows Phone 7 devices. It may be that since it is legal to jailbreak your phone they are embracing something they can... Read more...

Apple seeking court approval to ban Jailbreaking

Andrew Lyle — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 19:22:51 +0000

Apple is seeking support from the federal government in hopes to overturn the recent decision by the courts that legalized jailbreaking. The U.S. Government Library of Congress Copyright legalized jailbreaking and unlocking of devices, allowing... Read more...

PlayStation 3 hacking lawsuit hits delays

Ryan Statzer — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 18:12:00 +0000

It seems Sony has hit a snag in its lawsuit against George “GeoHot” Hotz and fail0verflow. As you may recall, Sony has decided to sue members of fail0verflow for violations of the DMCA and Computer... Read more...

Jailbreak for iPhone, iPod and iPad released, by GeoHot

Andrew Lyle — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 21:19:37 +0000

As the cat and mouse game between Apple and the jailbreaking community continues, another exploit has been discovered that will jailbreak the iPhone 4, iPod touch 4 and iPad. The exploit was found within the... Read more...

PS3 other OS support reinstated by Geohot

Tzvi Friedman — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:52:01 +0000

After Sony released firmware 3.21 and, to the chagrin of users all over the globe, disabled the option to install a third-party OS on on the system, Geohot vowed to return the functionality to the... Read more...