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Old 28th Aug 07, 06:48 AM
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Sony: Back to the Rootkit Biz
*Source: TechnologyExpert (http://technologyexpert.blogspot.com...kit-biz.html)*
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It's been nearly two years since since Sony got into the rootkit (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rootkit) business. Not intentionally, but the DRM installed (http://technologyexpert.blogspot.com...gone-wild.html) by Sony BMG CDs when you tried to play them on your PC had rootkit qualities. Not only that, but in a real-life example of the vulnerability, hackers used it (http://technologyexpert.blogspot.com...sing-sony.html) to hack World of Warcraft.

Unfortunately, it seems Sony did not learn its lesson.

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