German hacker group fail0verflow showed they’d hacked the PS3 to run pirated apps and games. Another hacker has published the root key online, which allows that. The root key is also available to download pirated PS3 games and apps from the PSX-Scene and other sites on the web. The PS3’s root key has been posted online by a hacker who posted it on Tuesday night, and it’s not known how easy it is to hack into the system.”]
Source: https://gizmodo.com/root-key-for-ps3-now-available-hacker-claims-5723167