Hacker group claims to have uncovered PS5 root keys, paving way for possible jailbreak


The post by fail0verflow received over 3,000 likes with some users calling the feat 'impressive' and 'exciting'. There were also comments by users who slammed the group’s actions for encouraging piracy. — Bloomberg

A hacker group claimed to have uncovered the PlayStation 5’s root keys in a post on Twitter, leading to speculation that it will be possible to jailbreak the console.

According to video game news website VGC, hacking group fail0verflow shared a screenshot of its discovery with the message “another one bites the dust”. In a later post, the group offered a brief explanation on how it was able to obtain the root keys.

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