Blu-ray Encryption Defeated

Late last year, a crafty individual who goes by the name “Muslix64” circumvented the copy protection scheme used to protect HD DVD. Given the similarities between the copy protection methods used in the high-definition optical formats, it was only a matter of time before Blu-ray Disc’s protections would be bypassed. However, Muslix64 has no access to Blu-ray hardware, limiting his exploit methods to HD DVD. That is, until Muslix64 came across some specific data for Blu-ray Disc, allowing him to apply his methods to the yet-uncracked format.

This didn’t take long! Muslix64 has already released an alpha version of Blu-Ray decrypting software, but it’s meant for the technically savvy at this point. It shouldn’t be too long before we start seeing these huge rips floating around the web, as HD-DVD versions already are.

Source: Daily Tech