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Contributed by Organizations or Campuses; Articles, Papers, and Reports; Cybersecurity; and Licensing

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Sony Numbers Add Up to Trouble
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Title:Sony Numbers Add Up to Trouble (ID: CSD4290)
Author(s):Quinn Norton (Wired News)
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2005)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:"More than half a million networks, including military and government sites, were likely infected by copy restriction software distributed by Sony on a handful of its CDs, according to a statistical analysis of domain servers conducted by a well-respected security researcher and confirmed by independent experts recently. Each installation of Sony's rootkit not only hides itself and rewrites systems drivers, it also communicates back out to Sony."
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http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,69573,00.html[Off site]
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Sony Recalls Risky 'Rootkit' CDs
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Title:Sony Recalls Risky 'Rootkit' CDs (ID: CSD4289)
Author(s):John Borland (CNET News.com)
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2005)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:"Record label Sony BMG Music Entertainment said Tuesday that it will recall millions of CDs that, if played in a consumer's PC disc drive, will expose the computer to serious security risks."
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http://news.com.com/2100-7349_3-5954154.html[Off site]
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