Hackers decimate AACS encryption - bit-tech.net Forums

WilHarris · 13th Feb 2007, 17:21

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/02...CS_encryption/

E-Jungle · 13th Feb 2007, 17:32

E-Jungle is saying the only thing that everybody who knows this game has been saying all along: told you so!

This was inevitably going to happen, and now it did..... let's see what happens next.

alastor · 13th Feb 2007, 17:33

Pwnd

Snaek · 13th Feb 2007, 17:36

If you can code it, someone can hack it.

ChromeX · 13th Feb 2007, 17:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snaek

If you can code it, someone can hack it.

yup, all it takes is a lil time!

Firehed · 13th Feb 2007, 17:40

Good. I refuse to invest into either format until I can make fair use copies of my purchase (ie, rip them to insanely huge xvid/h264 avi files).

Flibblebot · 13th Feb 2007, 17:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChromeX

yup, all it takes is a lil time!

...and in this case, a scarily short amount of time - for something that was supposed to be unbreakable.

Da Dego · 13th Feb 2007, 17:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flibblebot

...and in this case, a scarily short amount of time - for something that was supposed to be unbreakable.

Hahah...April 14, 1912.

'Nuff said about "unbreakable." The more intent we are on such ego, the more we stack the deck against us.

rupbert · 13th Feb 2007, 17:48

Considering the amount of money that has been spent on HD encryption, this is seriously bad news for those involved with its implementation...

Fod · 13th Feb 2007, 17:50

oopsy. someone dropped the ball there just a bit.

plagio · 13th Feb 2007, 17:59

hahahahhahahahaha This is a fantastic news.
They got seriously pwned.

mclean007 · 13th Feb 2007, 18:13

Quelle surprise. I must say, I'm surprised it's this quick, but it was inevitable.

"unbreakable" - hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha - when will they realise that DRM is fatally and fundamentally flawed - in order for legitimate users to be able to play the encrypted disc, either the disc or the player must know the key to decrypt it. Since both discs and players are in the public domain, they will always always always be vulnerable to being cracked. All it takes is some sufficiently determined clever people with the right tools (which they or other determined clever people can always manufacture) and a bit of time.

Lazarus Dark · 13th Feb 2007, 18:14

Though this is no surprise to anyone, it is still reason for a victory dance.

*stands up and does a little jig*

If you give us the keys to unlock drm, well then someone is going to figure out how to use that key, duh. Maybe they should start selling us media without the keys, yknow so we can never watch it. Idiots.

ozstrike · 13th Feb 2007, 18:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lazarus Dark

Maybe they should start selling us media without the keys, yknow so we can never watch it. Idiots.

Don't give them ideas

Kurayamino · 13th Feb 2007, 18:30

PWNED!!! Terrible you cant burn your itunes purchases to an MP3 CD, but now maybe you will be able too!

AcidJiles · 13th Feb 2007, 18:42

I am so suprised oh wait no im not.

HugoB · 13th Feb 2007, 18:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChromeX

yup, all it takes is a lil time!

All to true...

Considering the amount of time that went into developing AACS you';d have thought they'd at least have made it a bit harder

AACS Developer 1: "Hmmm, we need to get the key into the program somehow... I know, lets just put it into RAM, no-one will think of looking there!"

AACS Developer 2: "Cool, and how about we say that AACS is unbreakable? No-one will ever wast their time trying to crack it if we tell them that!"

It's true, Piracy does cost the consumer millions, just not in the way the publishing houses would have you think...

Breach · 13th Feb 2007, 18:59

This is just as stupid as the the uber hacks of early DRM protected CDs by putting tape or felt marker over part of the CD to break it.

Ah DRM, how you make us laugh

They do know the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results, right?

Maybe next time theyll just release the hacks as not to waste hackers precious time

Zut · 13th Feb 2007, 20:00

Everybody knows it, and big corporate types are actually starting to say it... DRM has failed!

This should serve as a cue to the big media companies to find an alternative to DRM.

Tyinsar · 13th Feb 2007, 20:46

Not surprised that it happened but that it happened so fast - How long was DVD out before tools like DVDShrink were readily available?

13th Feb 2007, 17:21	#1
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plagio Multimodder Join Date: May 2004 Location: Rome, Italy Posts: 140	hahahahhahahahaha This is a fantastic news. They got seriously pwned. Last edited by plagio; 13th Feb 2007 at 17:59. Reason: typo

13th Feb 2007, 17:32	#2
E-Jungle What's a Dremel? Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 19	E-Jungle is saying the only thing that everybody who knows this game has been saying all along: told you so! This was inevitably going to happen, and now it did..... let's see what happens next.

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Snaek Multimodder Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Naples, Florida Posts: 131	If you can code it, someone can hack it.

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rupbert Hypermodder Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 799	Considering the amount of money that has been spent on HD encryption, this is seriously bad news for those involved with its implementation...

13th Feb 2007, 18:13	#12
mclean007 Officious Bystander Join Date: May 2003 Location: Nodnol Posts: 1,595	Quelle surprise. I must say, I'm surprised it's this quick, but it was inevitable. "unbreakable" - hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha - when will they realise that DRM is fatally and fundamentally flawed - in order for legitimate users to be able to play the encrypted disc, either the disc or the player must know the key to decrypt it. Since both discs and players are in the public domain, they will always always always be vulnerable to being cracked. All it takes is some sufficiently determined clever people with the right tools (which they or other determined clever people can always manufacture) and a bit of time. __________________ Demand Naked DSL in the UK!

13th Feb 2007, 18:14	#13
Lazarus Dark Supermodder Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: US Memphis, TN Posts: 291	Though this is no surprise to anyone, it is still reason for a victory dance. stands up and does a little jig If you give us the keys to unlock drm, well then someone is going to figure out how to use that key, duh. Maybe they should start selling us media without the keys, yknow so we can never watch it. Idiots. __________________ My gun kata is greater than your kung fu.

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13th Feb 2007, 18:42	#16
AcidJiles Multimodder Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 152	I am so suprised oh wait no im not.

13th Feb 2007, 18:59	#18
Breach Supermodder Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: WA Posts: 354	This is just as stupid as the the uber hacks of early DRM protected CDs by putting tape or felt marker over part of the CD to break it. Ah DRM, how you make us laugh They do know the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results, right? Maybe next time theyll just release the hacks as not to waste hackers precious time __________________ Project :: SSC (Super Sport Computer)

13th Feb 2007, 20:00	#19
Zut Multimodder Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Near Sheffield, UK Posts: 127	Everybody knows it, and big corporate types are actually starting to say it... DRM has failed! This should serve as a cue to the big media companies to find an alternative to DRM.

13th Feb 2007, 20:46	#20
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