PlayStation 4 Hack Opens Up Linux Support via Recent Firmware Update

News emerging from Shanghai’s GeekPwn conference suggests attendees have hacked PlayStation 4 — and there’s even a rather bizarre video to prove it.

Embedded below, the footage shows the console running an unsanctioned Linux build, with hackers claiming to have found a web browser exploit buried in the 4.01 firmware update. Hosted by members of the Pavilion Safety Research Lab, you’ll see that the video jump-cuts to a…

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