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In case you haven’t heard, Sony has released the newest system update for the PSP is now available. Word from PSN Operations director Eric Lempell is that the change is small, but sounds pretty critical:

• New for 5.03: A security patch was added to address security vulnerabilities in the system software.

Naturally, homebrew users will want to stay on top of the CFW, but it’s still good to hear from Sony once in a while. I mean, just once in a while. At least now and then. Right fellas? Actually, word has it that Sony might be trying to maneuver in front of the GripShift exploit.

We’ll keep you updated on that bit of drama as more is revealed, so stay plugged in.

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In a much-anticipated update to the unfolding GripShift exploit drama that’s been swarming the underground, Miriam has issued a to-the-point response to Dark AleX, who dropped a bunch of allegations on top of Miriam yesterday.

Here’s a log of Miriam’s response to Dark AleX, originally posted in the DAX forums:

I’m not going to classify Dark_AleX as a liar as none of you will believe me, so I will try to explain a scenario that could have been a reason for this false accusation. I guess I have some explaining to do after Alek was so nice (cough) to call me by my old nickname, making space for an even larger amount of flaming. I’m not going to deny that I am _HellDashX_, but I am going to deny the fact that this was all based around a lie. _HellDashX_ was the nickname of me (Miriam) and my partner Alex (unrelated to Dax), we worked together on several projects including the reverse engineering of the custom firmware. After we reversed several modules we decided to release 3.72 HX with great pleasure, which got flamed almost straight away due to the fact the modules were hex-edited. They were, but for those smart people out there, exactly how did we figured out what patches to modify if we didn’t know how the modules worked? Back then we already had vshctrl and popcorn reversed. In 3.73 HX this was followed by a reverse of the IPL and several other modules, but the flame fest continued. After a while, we managed to get in contact with Mathieulh and Dark_AleX over MSN, due to the fact they were claiming we hex-edited another project. After they were proved wrong, we gained a level of trust from Dax over the months. After a while he allowed us to release a new custom firmware (we had already completely reversed the custom firmware at this time, every single module and the IPL), but I didn’t want to disclose my nickname again as people started to stereotype it, so I released it with one of our names, Miriam. I exist, I’m not artificial, and I have nothing to hide.

Now that that’s covered, lets go on with the exploit. I realise few people will believe me, I don’t care, but I’ll tell my story anyways. A few days ago I found a vulnerability in the kernel, and after several converstations with Dark_AleX about it on MSN, he told me he used the same exploit. I told him I was implementing a private HEN but couldn’t get some things working, and asked for advice. After receiving some I still didn’t manage to get it working, but a friend of me came up with another solution which turned out to work fine. After a while I received the source code of his own exploit over MSN, at this point the HEN was already 95% functional, all based on my own code. Dark_AleX asked me not to disclose this kernel exploit, but to look for another one, which I respected and thus decided not to release the current HEN to public.

However, under the pressure of several people I allowed MaGiXieN to make a video of the HEN in action, but not disclose any details. Which is exactly what happened. Nobody else but MaGiXieN and me have access to this homebrew-enabler, and I’m the only one who knows how the internals work. I would’ve appreciated it if Dark_AleX at the very least would’ve mentioned anything about this on MSN, so we could’ve worked it out. There was absolutely no reason to jump out in the open, unveil my identity and make false assumptions without even trading a word.

I was tracking down the firmware for a new kernel exploit, but I guess I’m not going to worry about that anymore. I don’t need this e-drama, I have a real life and friends and family I care about, and I leave this post with one final message, “GOODBYE”.

About the Alek post in www.dark-alex.org…well yesterday Magixien BEFORE RELEASE THE VIDEO, ask Alek if he will can release the video…and it is the alek answer:

“MaGiXieN: HEN mode
Alek: cool
MaGiXieN: with ISO and kernel mode ok
Alek: ok
Alek: all fine then, neither dark-alex.org or sceners.org will talk about it, at least officially
Alek: your merit, your work
MaGiXieN:
MaGiXieN: You can news it
Alek: will think about it when i finish the maintenance that i’m on at the moment”

So, as you can SEE Alek knows about the VIDEO YESTERDAY AND SAID YES TO PUBLISH IT!

Alek lie, as always…I NEVER broke my oath to PSPGEN, M33 AND ALEX. I NEVER SEARCH FOR THE FAME, I ONLY WANTS THE PEOPLE CAN ENJOY ANOTHER FIRMWARES!

Word on the grapevine from earlier today says that credit was given for the latest homebrew enabler created using the GripShift exploit to the wrong person – on purpose.

A developer known as Miriam took credit for the homebrew enabler, but Dark AleX, the original innovator of the GripShift exploit itself, announced that the exploit relied on a leak from Team C+D, and that the credit duly belongs to joek.

Here’s an except from Dark AleX’s posting on this matter:

This is about this.

http://www.pspgen.com/psp-3000-5-02hen- … 84918.html

This is about how I trusted someone called “miriam” and I gave him a kernel exploit of C+D, which was found by joek (the ONLY ONE that deserves credit of that), just to play for HIMSELF, as it is being used to decrypt 3k modules, but the first thing he did was to show to others to get a bit of fame.

Now i realize not to trust anyone anymore, thanks.

Due to the amount of espionage and pilfering rampant on the underground scene these days, it’s no wonder that the masterful coders and exploit seekers like to keep to themselves. Here’s a statement released on Sceners.org from Dark AleX’s webmaster, Alek, who was in contact with MaGiXieN from PSPGEN:

I spoke with MaGiXieN last night, and well, i didn’t knew this, but since this is what has happened, from dark-alex.org, thanks french “developers”, thanks Miriam, or well, maybe i’d call you HellDashX, instead of Miriam, as it’s your real identity.

You’ve deceived and lied to spanish, french, and other people, and the ones that have helped you even on that GEN lame copy cfw, as you couldn’t even finish your own modules.

You don’t have any right to use that exploit, as it isn’t yours, as anything that you have claimed is yours. You won’t get any more help from us. Dot.

More news on the GripShift drama as it drops. For now, be glad that you’re as morally accountable as we think that you are.