Hacking the Xbox
Hacking the Xbox by Andrew Huangby Andrew Huang
Tied for most recommended of 4 security books
Recommended as a readable starting point for reverse engineering electronics, one that takes the fear out of getting started.
Recommended as a readable starting point for reverse engineering electronics, one that takes the fear out of getting started.
3 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 3
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 3 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
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Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Good starting point for reverse engineering
“taught me how to get started on reversing electronics, took the fear out of the process”
Comment from 14 Mar 2026 in “Baochip-1x: What It Is, Why I'm Doing It Now and How It Came About” Enjoyable, engaging read
“Hacking the xbox is a great read”
Comment from 1 Jan 2026 in “Sony PS5 ROM keys leaked – jailbreaking could be made easier with BootROM codes” Seen as the best source
“Oh that's the best source I could ask for, thank you!”
Comment from 18 Mar 2026 in “Microsoft's 'unhackable' Xbox One has been hacked by 'Bliss'”
Other security books people recommend
The three most recommended other security books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hacking the Xboxby Andrew HuangThis page | 3 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| Applied Cryptographyby Bruce Schneier | 3 | 1 | 75% | 2 | — | — |
| The Car Hacker's Handbookby Craig Smith | 3 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| Silence on the Wireby Michal Zalewski | 2 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 3 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Oh that's the best source I could ask for, thank you!”
“taught me how to get started on reversing electronics, took the fear out of the process”
“Hacking the xbox is a great read”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.