Classic false rumour detail, "hacked and still in testing abroad", or, "A team of elite German/English/Italian/French hackers have a working, but as yet secret hack", or "My friend/uncle/brother has seen a working modded receiver, but wouldn't/couldn't give me any details".
There isn't such a thing as abroad, when speaking of the internet there are no borders and secret or private hack files, if out there, are seldom kept secret for long.