Nintendo Switch hacked in less than 2 weeks | Inquirer Technology

Nintendo Switch hacked in less than 2 weeks

/ 01:35 PM March 14, 2017

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Image: Twitter/@qwertyoruiop

The Nintendo Switch is currently the hottest gaming console in the market. Yet word has it that a hacker has already cracked the Switch’s code in less than two weeks since the console’s launch.

A hacker with the handle “qwertyoruiop” claims that he has successfully cracked open the Switch’s software. He posted a photo on Twitter of a Switch with his name and the word “Done” written on the screen, reports Business Insider.

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Image: Twitter/@qwertyoruiop

The hacker further accentuates his point by having the Switch sit atop a laptop that’s displaying some code on the screen.

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Apparently, the hack was done through a hidden browser on the Switch. The hacker used a slightly tweaked jailbreakME iOS Webkit exploit to accomplish his task.

Security websites have claimed that “qwertyoruiop” is known for a number of past jailbreaks on various versions of the iOS and has played a part on the PlayStation 4 1.76 version hack.

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Browsers have often been used for exploits to bypass security measures implemented on electronic hardware. However, it is not yet clear whether pirated games will be enabled through the hack.

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In any case, Nintendo could simply ban users with modified Switch consoles from the eShop, just like what they did with modified 3DS units. Alfred Bayle/JB

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