How a drill defeated the Xbox 360’s console security

Console hackers are some of the most headstrong people out there. If they want unfiltered access to a console's hardware and software, they'll always find a way. Usually, this is done through some soft-modding techniques, like taking advantage of a buffer overflow somewhere in a game's code, or exploiting a port on the console. Occasionally, hard-modding techniques are used, like hardwiring a modchip onto the board. If that already sounds like an invasive method to you, you're in for a real treat.