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While some people associate the word “jailbreaking” with prison riots or smartphone hacking, the most mainstream of cracking subcultures also takes on video game consoles. A mod chip developer known as WiiKey is now claiming to have reverse engineered the Wii U‘s disk encryption, making it possible to play “backed up” copies of games via a USB drive. The group says its “WiikeU” optical drive emulator is region free and compatible with all Wii U console models. So far the hacking brood has yet to furnish any proof of its claims, but Nintendo is very much aware of the situation.

Nintendo is aware that a hacking group claims to have compromised Wii U security; however, we have no reports of illegal Wii U games nor unauthorized applications playable on the system while in Wii U mode. Nintendo continuously monitors all threats to its products’ security and will use technology and will take the necessary legal steps to prevent the facilitation of piracy.

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Via: Eurogamer

Source: WiiKey (1), (2)

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After developing JailBreakMe, cracking such devices as the iPad 2 or iPhone 4 and finally scoring a paying intern gig with his nemesis, hacker Comex tweeted that he’s no longer working at Apple. Also known as Nicholas Allegra, the talented coder’s Cupertino situation apparently came asunder when he failed to respond to an email offer to re-up with the company, though he also told Forbes that the situation was more complicated than that. He added that “it wasn’t a bad ending,” and that he has fond memories of his Apple experience, but if you’re hoping the Brown University student will have an iOS 6 jailbreak soon, don’t hold your breath — he’s concentrating strictly on his studies, for now.

Filed under: Cellphones, Tablets, Software, Apple

JailbreakMe hacker Comex let go by Apple after failing to respond to offer letter originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 19 Oct 2012 08:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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