Re: the "Sony/BMG" virus

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

Not keeping up with the media blitz on this one? ;-)

Insofar as [just] yesterday's RootkitGate media blitz,
let's review:

[1] Hackers use Sony DRM software to hide Trojan

http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/2005/11/hackers-use-sony-drm-software-to-hide.html

[2] Sophos develops Sony DRM removal tool

http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/2005/11/sophos-develops-sony-drm-removal-tool.html

[3] California Sues Sony over DRM Rootkit

http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/2005/11/california-sues-sony-over-drm-rootkit.html

[4] EFF: Want to particpate in Sony lawsuit?

http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/2005/11/eff-want-to-particpate-in-sony-lawsuit.html

[5] Sony DRM CDs infect Macs, too

http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/2005/11/sony-drm-cds-infect-macs-too.html

Enjoy.

- ferg


-- Michael Holstein <michael.holstein () csuohio edu> wrote:

This didn't take long ...

http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/internet/11/10/sony.hack.reut/index.html

I would dearly love to see large groups of affected parties join a 
separate class-action lawsuit against Sony, BMG, and First4 for their 
roles in a whole new round of rootkit-enabled worms.

~Mike.


--
"Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson
 Engineering Architecture for the Internet
 fergdawg () netzero net or fergdawg () sbcglobal net
 ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/

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