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This video explains how Sony's flawed implementation of elliptic curve cryptography enabled hackers to gain control of the Playstation 3 and run their own software on it.
This video is part of the MegaFavNumbers project. Maths YouTubers have come together to make videos about their favourite numbers bigger than one million, which is called #MegaFavNumbers.
My links:
Website: zeta-two.com
Twitter: twitter.com/ZetaTwo
Patreon: patreon.com/ZetaTwo
Check out other security creators at: securitycreators.video
Intro to ECC: https://andrea.corbellini.name/2015/05/17/elliptic-curve-cryptography-a-gentle-introduction/
Script (including links to more sources): docs.google.com/document/d/1riSbs2LRCkK4RwSaMnTzRSDFjgWvQ4galxGvMmwxi2E/edit?usp=sharing
Images used (Creative Commons):
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Private_key_signing.svg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Silver_Playstation_3_icon.png
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PS3-slim-console.png
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:George_Hotz_at_TechCrunch_Disrupt.jpg
xkcd.com/221
This video explains how Sony's flawed implementation of elliptic curve cryptography enabled hackers to gain control of the Playstation 3 and run their own software on it.
This video is part of the MegaFavNumbers project. Maths YouTubers have come together to make videos about their favourite numbers bigger than one million, which is called #MegaFavNumbers.
My links:
Website: zeta-two.com
Twitter: twitter.com/ZetaTwo
Patreon: patreon.com/ZetaTwo
Check out other security creators at: securitycreators.video
Intro to ECC: https://andrea.corbellini.name/2015/05/17/elliptic-curve-cryptography-a-gentle-introduction/
Script (including links to more sources): docs.google.com/document/d/1riSbs2LRCkK4RwSaMnTzRSDFjgWvQ4galxGvMmwxi2E/edit?usp=sharing
Images used (Creative Commons):
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Private_key_signing.svg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Silver_Playstation_3_icon.png
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PS3-slim-console.png
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:George_Hotz_at_TechCrunch_Disrupt.jpg
xkcd.com/221