The company has in the meantime tried pursuing fixes in the form of firmware updates, but to no avail. The latest update (version 3.56), was released last night and Sony said it is a, "minor update that adds a security patch" to the PS3 console. The firmware apparently attempted to introduce an encryption key which kills all existing homebrew (custom made) applications.

 

However according to Edge Online, famous Wii hacker Youness "KaKaRoToKs" Alaoui announced within hours of the firmware's release that he had successfully hacked the update, publishing its signing keys online and reopening the door for homebrew applications to run.

 

And while Sony doesn't seem able to stay ahead in the fight against the hackers in the digital realm, it recently won a small victory in the legal realm. According to PSX-Scene George "GeoHot" Hotz, one of the hackers responsible for the original PS3 rootkey release was recently hit with a successful temporary restraining order. This means the hacker has to take down all links to his PS3 works online as well as handing in his computer equipment, from flash drives to DVD discs to entire desktops to Sony. 

 

However, mirror sites of his work has already appeared online, cementing the idea that taking on the internet is like trying to fight a thousand headed hydra, even if you’re Sony.