scratch27 said:
Yes a hack did occur. The IDEA and RSA keys on the new N2 cards were hacked and spread all around the internet. Not sure who finally read them with a ISO reader or where they are located on the card. This is not a hole, as previously exploited in the RCA system, it is a hack. You need the RSA and IDEA in combination with the regular keys to descramble signal. I hate to say it but be a little more open minded, especially if you don't understand encriptions or the process of hacking. I would agree with you however that big money comes into play as it usually does. Hundreds of thousands of FTA units have been sold and the asians who make them want this to continue, therefore, they will continue to support the hacking end to keep there recievers leaving the shelves.
You don't even understand what have happened.
The FTA makers had nothing to do with this,but to take the public information about the hack and use the same exact code ,originally from spain,including the glitches and all,in their boxes.
This has nothing to do with them paying anybody.
In fact,as the FTA makers have nothing to work with,meaning they don't have more that was leaked (ecm code and keys),their support will stop as soon as something change.You already see the mature content channels using another key and they don't have how to support those.
The facts are:
DVB pci cards were the first that used the "leaked" code (from the galaxis ird's) in their emus,right after those galaxis ird's firmware were dissasembled and posted publically.
Dreambox/TD was next.
Now those FTA bins came over a week later.
You only need the RSA and idea key,nothing else.Look at the code.
Plus,now the FTA makers are making code that kill the irds by overclocking them,so,how many of those thousands of ird sold went down,and will still go down.
Anyway,they want to still sell boxes,they will have to find their own way to support them.