SONY Code already being abused...

"World of Warcraft hackers have confirmed that the hiding capabilities of
Sony BMG's content protection software can make tools made for cheating in
the online world impossible to detect. The software--deemed a "rootkit" by
many security experts--is shipped with tens of thousands of the record
company's music titles."

Although, not a big deal yet, the code can clearly be used for more serious
exploits...

Thanks Sony, DRM and the entertainment industry...

http://www.securityfocus.com/brief/34?ref=rss

Imhotep

Robert
Sat Nov 05 02:37:26 CST 2005

Imhotep wrote:
> "World of Warcraft hackers have confirmed that the hiding
> capabilities of Sony BMG's content protection software can make tools
> made for cheating in the online world impossible to detect. The
> software--deemed a "rootkit" by many security experts--is shipped
> with tens of thousands of the record company's music titles."
>
> Although, not a big deal yet, the code can clearly be used for more
> serious exploits...

Awful stuff I know. Here's a cheerful thought for you... Are people only now
starting to exploit the DRM rootkit, or are they only now telling us about
something that has been going on for as long as the rootkit has been around?

Alun
Sat Nov 05 16:47:11 CST 2005

Robert Moir wrote:
> Awful stuff I know. Here's a cheerful thought for you... Are people only
> now starting to exploit the DRM rootkit, or are they only now telling us
> about something that has been going on for as long as the rootkit has
> been around?

And an even more cheerful thought; there is no reliable way to tell.

Alun.
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Imhotep
Mon Nov 07 19:23:31 CST 2005

Robert Moir wrote:

> Imhotep wrote:
>> "World of Warcraft hackers have confirmed that the hiding
>> capabilities of Sony BMG's content protection software can make tools
>> made for cheating in the online world impossible to detect. The
>> software--deemed a "rootkit" by many security experts--is shipped
>> with tens of thousands of the record company's music titles."
>>
>> Although, not a big deal yet, the code can clearly be used for more
>> serious exploits...
>
> Awful stuff I know. Here's a cheerful thought for you... Are people only
> now starting to exploit the DRM rootkit, or are they only now telling us
> about something that has been going on for as long as the rootkit has been
> around?

Good question!

Imhotep