A group by the name of The Neo Project is trying to crack the 2,048-bit encryption code used by the Xbox by using distributed computing techniques. Just this Wednesday, the group began offering its software, Operation Project X. The software will use thousands of PCs to try to guess the Xbox's encryption code. Reportedly, this approach could take years to yield results.
The reason for this - other than to earn ultimate geek status - is to allow hackers to run homemade Linux software on an unmodified Xbox, thereby satisfying a $100,000 Xbox hacking challenge by Michael Robertson, chief executive of Linux software company Lindows.
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