Re:Hacking the Xbox 360 Hypervisor Part 2: The Bad Update Ex...
by ryantheleach on Monday March 17, 2025 @10:44AM
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> How the hell has this the Xbox 360 hypervisor remained basically impenetrable?
Conspiracy theorist in me thinks that since it was a games console, the NSA didn't mandate backdoors, so MS software and hardware security guys could just make the toughest hardware and software they could dream of. Sprinkled with a decent serving of luck.
So the Xbox360 was essentially a playground for MS hypervisor team, without needing to worry about national security or interference.
A perfect breeding ground for developing an actually secure product they could potentially use in the future, if they were allowed.
Conspiracy theorist in me thinks that since it was a games console, the NSA didn't mandate backdoors, so MS software and hardware security guys could just make the toughest hardware and software they could dream of. Sprinkled with a decent serving of luck.
So the Xbox360 was essentially a playground for MS hypervisor team, without needing to worry about national security or interference.
A perfect breeding ground for developing an actually secure product they could potentially use in the future, if they were allowed.