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Hacking the Xbox 360 Hypervisor Part 2: The Bad Update Exploit

icode4.coffee published 2025-03-03

Finding and exploiting bugs in the Xbox 360 hypervisor to create the "Bad Update" exploit.

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Submitted	Title on HN	Points	Comments
Mar 3, 2025	Hacking the Xbox 360 Hypervisor Part 2: The Bad Update Exploit by kevincox	274	107

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