Modding the Xbox has apparently become so easy you don't even have to open the actual unit anymore. I guess it was only a matter of time... people have been modding Xbox's since their introduction to the market.

"Now one doesn't even have to open up his Xbox. Welcome to the world of soft modding. Using code exploits in certain games, a user is able to load a phony gamesave that will boot into a Linux based operating system and allow a user to mod his Xbox... in under ten minutes."