Hackers who have recently claimed that they have cracked the 'uncrackable' will have their hopes dashed by with the latest PS3 update.

According to eXophase, the next firmware update will render PS3 cracking attempts like PS Jailbreak, PS Groove and PSFreedom useless.

The new update is mandatory and, if refused will disable access to until the update is applied.

Update 3.42 should maintain the PS3's fearsome reputation for being unhackable.

By Ewan Aiton