A run on programmable USB boards suggests an open source version of the recent PSJailbreak could make it tough for Sony to stamp out PS3 piracy. Sony has been on the defensive with its popular gaming platform since the release, in August, of a USB-based tool for jailbreaking PS3 consoles. Sony was able to win a court injunction that halted sales and importation of the USB devices in Australia and give Sony control of that countries inventory of PSJailsbreak devices.
Source: https://threatpost.com/long-target-sonys-ps3-faces-pirate-onslaught-090310/74427/