# Sony Awarded a Hacker $50,000 for Privately Reporting a PS5 Exploit He Found With AI — Now He’s Public Enemy Number One

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/sony-awarded-a-hacker-50000-for-privately-reporting-a-ps5-exploit-he-found-with-ai-now-hes-public-enemy-number-one/
- Published: 2026-10-26T12:59:38+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T08:53:24+00:00
- Original publisher: IGN
- Original article: https://www.ign.com/articles/50000-dollar-ps5-exploit-found-with-ai
- Topics: AI, Cybersecurity, Entertainment, Gaming, Technology

## Key points

- Sony paid Jordy $50,000 for reporting a PS5 security flaw.
- The AI-discovered bug affects firmware 13.60 to 14.00.
- The report ended a Linux project and angered homebrew users.

## Summary

A hacker known as Jordy received a $50,000 reward from Sony after using generative AI to find and privately report a security flaw in the PlayStation 5. The report has upset parts of the homebrew community because it closed off a route to running Linux on the console, and prompted security engineer Andy Nguyen, known as theflow0, to say he was abandoning his PS5 Linux work.

The flaw affects PS5 firmware versions 13.60 to 14.00 and could allow kernel code to run, enabling projects such as booting Linux. Nguyen had reportedly found the same bug earlier but kept it secret, hoping to continue his work; Jordy said he reported it after other researchers began finding it with AI. Some users had hoped to dual-boot Linux while retaining the ability to play GTA 6, due for release on 19 November, but the article text cuts off before explaining the firmware requirement in full.

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