Any PS4 or PS4 Pro running firmware version 9.00 can now be jailbroken with a USB stick. As Kotaku reports, the new exploit allows any PS4 console running firmware version 9.00 to execute arbitrary ...

You might think that jailbreaking a PS4 to run unsigned code is a complicated process that takes fancy tools and lots of work. While developing said jailbreaks was naturally no mean feat, thankfully ...

Hackers have released a new PS4 jailbreak for firmware version 9.00. Titled “pOOBs4”, the jailbreak takes advantage of a filesystem bug in the 9.00 firmware update. Notably, the kernel exploit used to ...

PS4 and PS4 Pro owners now have a way to jailbreak their consoles, thanks to a small team of hackers who released a kernel exploit earlier this week. The jailbreak, maturely named “pOOBs4,” allows ...

In brief: PlayStation hackers have dealt a huge jailbreaking blow to the PS4 with the release of "pOOBs4" on Monday. The kernel-level exploit only requires a network ...

December 13, 2021 may go down in history as the day the PlayStation 4 finally got blown wide open, as a trio of console hackers just released a new, ready-to-run kernel exploit for the PlayStation 4 ...

It’s been over 8-years now since the release of the PS4 and, by and large, the console has proven to be exceptionally resiliant to hackers. Oh, don’t get us wrong, successes have certainly been made ...

Sony recently rolled out PS4 system software update 13.00, and while it appeared to be a typical anti-piracy security update, PS4 Pro owners are reporting a significantly improved user experience. Has ...

Sony quietly rolled out PS4 system update 11.52 on July 17, the patch notes for which reveal that the company is still combating exploits. Hackers reckon that given the console’s age, Sony should try ...

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