Could your shiny new PS3 or slightly less than shiny and new 360 be in the sights of hackers? According to some computer security experts they very well could be. Following the recent phone duping to gain access to Xbox Live accounts, experts are concerned that online consoles could provide a challenging, and therefore very tempting targets.

Security software maker CA 1's Stefana Muller spoke of the hacker's motivation for cracking their new targets: "I think it's going to be an 'I did it' kind of target, 'I got to exploit this gaming console'. It's obvious that once a new thing comes out, if it's cool, it will be exploited."

Cool things being exploited is exactly why no one wears MC Hammer pants anymore and the Spin Doctors don't get radio play. Bastards.

I'm not exactly sure how these 'experts' expect malicious code to be delivered to the 360 or PS3, aside from end-users being relatively stupid. I don't think there is much folks could do without getting their hands on your actual system, as long as you don't screw up and let Microsoft know your username and password. Michael Fahey

Hackers target online consoles [CVG]

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