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Patch: Microsoft's sneaky Xbox 360 "update" 
Joystiq | by John Bardinelli | Tue, Mar 6
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Filed under: Culture, Hacks, Microsoft Xbox 360, OnlineIn an underhanded move -- some would say, without honor -- Microsoft has covertly patched a security vulnerability in Xbox 360 that allowed hackers to run their own software. Disguised as an "operating system update," the patch se...
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