[HN Gopher] History Of Hacking The Nintendo 3DS (2019) [pdf]
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       History Of Hacking The Nintendo 3DS (2019) [pdf]
        
       Author : supernikio2
       Score  : 44 points
       Date   : 2024-10-07 21:51 UTC (4 days ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (courses.csail.mit.edu)
 (TXT) w3m dump (courses.csail.mit.edu)
        
       | mmaniac wrote:
       | A good paper, but I think it could have used a little more
       | detail. There was a long, complicated cat & mouse game between
       | hackers and Nintendo, and a lot of that was glossed over to focus
       | on individual exploits.
       | 
       | In particular, there's no mention of Gateway or the MSET exploit
       | they used to get the first foothold in the 3DS ecosystem.
       | 
       | The discussion on arm9loaderhax also doesn't make it clear that
       | the exploitable arm9loader was introduced for the New 3DS as a
       | reaction to previous hacking efforts. The humorousness of it
       | making the console vulnerable to a new and more powerful exploit
       | was explained more clearly in the 3DS hacking talk at 32c3,
        
         | aspenmayer wrote:
         | > The humorousness of it making the console vulnerable to a new
         | and more powerful exploit was explained more clearly in the 3DS
         | hacking talk at 32c3
         | 
         | Links below for convenience
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         | Talk event page:
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         | https://fahrplan.events.ccc.de/congress/2015/Fahrplan/events...
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         | Talk video:
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         | https://media.ccc.de/v/32c3-7240-console_hacking
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         | Also available on the media.ccc.de YouTube:
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         | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZczf57HSag
         | 
         | > Console Hacking: Breaking the 3DS [2015]
         | 
         | > plutoo, derrek, smea
         | 
         | > In 2011 the Nintendo 3DS was released. Today it is the most
         | popular current-gen handheld console, having sold more than 50
         | million units worldwide. The 3DS features a completely
         | redesigned architecture from its predecessors the DS and the
         | DSi. This talk will focus on the security features of the 3DS,
         | and how we got around them.
         | 
         | > We start by presenting a summary of the security system of
         | the 3DS from the ground up. After the introduction, we proceed
         | to elaborately exploit each layer of the 3DS operating system,
         | starting with userspace, kernelspace, and finally gain code-
         | execution in the security processor.
         | 
         | > We also present how we figured out a hardware secret built
         | into the console, and an early break in the chain of trust.
         | 
         | > Basic knowledge of embedded systems and CPU architectures is
         | recommended, although we aim to also make it enjoyable for non-
         | technical audiences.
        
         | spike021 wrote:
         | That similarly happened with the PlayStation Portable.
         | 
         | I was never good enough to be involved myself but it was always
         | exciting to read about.
        
       | rincebrain wrote:
       | It might be interesting for someone to make a collection of these
       | for easy perusal.
       | 
       | e.g. a collection including this and [1], which is the long-form
       | version of this[2] c3 talk.
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       | [1] - https://cs.oberlin.edu/~ctaylor/classes/341F2012/xbox.pdf
       | 
       | [2] -
       | https://events.ccc.de/congress/2005/fahrplan/attachments/674...
        
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