High Definition TiVo Bash Software Hack Claimed

crazyray writes "Fresh on the heels of Sunday's Washington Post's article about TiVo and the broadcast flag, a group calling themselves the 'HD TeAm' is claiming to have discovered a software-only exploit to enable bash on the new $1000 High Definition DirecTiVo. Prior to this announcement, it was thought that this was only possible by desoldering and reflashing the PROM. Perhaps most interestingly, 'HD TeAm' is offering to release the code to the world if enough donations are given to the Electronic Frontier Foundation."

Comments

Re:Fishy!

[thedude13]

read a little further down, specifically message #6:

first submission (maybe the last?) "HD TeAm" has submitted a sw only exploit for evaluation the license is restricted distribution - but only to prevent resale / hero abuse the HD TeAm position: "HD TeAm has a solution prepared and authorizes it's distribution via ddb once $1,000 has been collected. We request that all proceeds be donated to the EFF so that research of this nature remains legal in the future." "It is our position that if the community, particularly the minority with the disposable income for hd-units, is unwilling to come together & donate this token sum to a worthy organization the hack is probably better kept private" OK, lets open the floor to discussion

i personally hope it is real because i believe once i purchase the hardware, then i should be able to do whatever i want with it.

Definition of blackmail

[tgibbs]

This 'digital blackmail/digital terrorism' leaves a sour taste in my mouth.

Blackmail involves the withholding of information in return for a fee. If providing information in return for a fee is blackmail, then we'll have to jail all the programmers and scientists.