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Nintendo Switch 2 Jailbroken Using AI-Assisted Exploit

Hackers, including modder Sammy Hajhamid ("pepsipu") using OpenAI's Codex, have jailbroken the Nintendo Switch 2 via an exploit in the game SmileBasic, enabling homebrew mods, and reports say game files are now being dumped.

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Oct 26, 12:35 PM androidauthority.com Nintendo Switch 2 jailbreak brings YouTube to the console
Oct 26, 6:45 AM kotaku.com Hackers Begin Dumping Nintendo Switch 2 Games As Expanded Exploit Breaks Console Security
Oct 26, 5:37 AM wccftech.com Nintendo Switch 2’s First Jailbreak Already Has YouTube Running on the Console, and an Untethered Exploit Is Reportedly Next
Oct 22, 3:25 PM arstechnica.com Switch 2 security takes a hit as hackers unlock homebrew access
Oct 22, 2:55 PM androidauthority.com Nintendo Switch 2 jailbreak discovery could open the door to a world of mods
Oct 22, 10:21 AM theverge.com Someone hacked the Switch 2 by using an old game and AI
Oct 22, 7:11 AM polygon.com Nintendo Switch 2 Suffers Major Exploit in Latest AI-Assisted Hack
Oct 22, 6:36 AM kotaku.com The Switch 2 Has Been Jailbroken For The First Time
Oct 22, 2:22 AM wccftech.com The Nintendo Switch 2 Has Been Hacked, As First Jailbreak Blows The Modding, Emulation, and Homebrew Floodgates Wide Open