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   by n09n 15y ago

   He didn't say this system was unreadable or undocumented, only "complicated and creaky," One particular programmer who was regarded as "smart" couldn't figure out what it did, but it may just have been too complex for him.
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   by n09n 15y ago

   Considering Sony's lack of security, it would be careless not to assume that the information is already in the hands of the malicious hackers. A group of mischievous ones publicly releasing it doesn't add much harm, and publicizes the fact
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   by n09n 15y ago

   That may or may not be true, but this particular attack shows no evidence of skill, and they admit as much in the original link.
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   by n09n 15y ago

   Of course not. And if al3x had just said that, it would have been swell. In fact, that would have fit much better with his claim of openness than the cookie-cutter non-answer he actually gave.