EQUIPThe Verge · 21h ago
Someone hacked the Switch 2 by using an old game and AI
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Security researchers have successfully jailbroken the Nintendo Switch 2 using AI-assisted exploit development. This breach enables the execution of unauthorized custom software and modified game content on the newly released hardware.
- 01Modders used OpenAI Codex to facilitate the ns2jb jailbreak process
- 02The exploit allows custom versions of games like Mario Kart World to run
- 03Security vulnerability highlights the role of AI in accelerating hardware exploitation
- 04Jailbroken systems are already running unauthorized third-party character assets
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The Nintendo Switch 2 has apparently been jailbroken, and a modder has already shown the console running a custom version of Mario Kart World featuring new playable characters like Cinnamoroll, the red Angry Bird, Peter Griffin, and Steve from Minecraft. OpenAI's Codex helped make this "ns2jb" jailbreak, according to Sammy Hajhamid, aka "pepsipu." It's a […]