Hacker used AI to find PS5 exploit, earned $50,000 from Sony

A hacker known as Jordy used generative AI to find a hypervisor bug affecting PS5 firmware 13.60 through 14.00 and privately reported it to Sony via HackerOne for a $50,000 bounty. The report let Sony patch the flaw before GTA 6's November 19 launch, prompting Google engineer theflow0 to abandon his PS5 Linux project.

• The exploit affects PS5 firmware versions 13.60 to 14.00
• Sony paid a $50,000 bounty via HackerOne
• theflow0 dropped PS5 Linux and PS5 Pro support work
• The patch landed before GTA 6's November 19 release