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> I wonder how many tries you need to get whatever bits you need in the right place. For the Xbox 360, the "Reset Glitch Hack" (which worked similarly) would j
by striking 3y ago
> I wonder how many tries you need to get whatever bits you need in the right place.
For the Xbox 360, the "Reset Glitch Hack" (which worked similarly) would just try over and over again until it got it right. A computer is happy to try tens or hundreds of times on your behalf.
- jsheard 3y agoHowever the next Xbox added active countermeasures against glitching attacks which force a reboot if the clocks, temperatures or voltages go outside of reasonable bounds, and that's never been defeated. Glitching attacks can be very powerful, but they have a limited shelf life if the hardware manufacturer cares to prevent them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7VwtOrwceo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7VwtOrwceo
- striking 3y agoDefinitely. Not arguing that this can't be fixed, but rather outlining how a similar successful attack was made more reproducible.