This has been a tough and incredibly busy summer for me, so I haven't been around much lately. More bad news for Sony seems like a good thread to kick back in, right?
From today's Los Angeles Times (Business Section) - see links below.
IN BRIEF / MEDIA
Virus Uses Sony BMG Software to Hide on PCs
From Reuters
A computer security firm said it had discovered the first virus that used music publisher Sony BMG's controversial CD copy-protection software to hide on PCs and wreak havoc.
Under a subject line containing the words "Photo approval," a hacker has mass-mailed the so-called Stinx-E Trojan virus to British e-mail addresses, said British anti-virus firm Sophos.
When recipients click on an attachment, they install malware, which may tear down a computer's firewall and give hackers access to a PC. The malware hides by using Sony BMG software that is also hidden; the software is installed on a computer when consumers play Sony's copy-protected music CDs.
And I can quite easily see the following ruling being relevant to the Sony class action lawsuits mentioned in another thread.
IN BRIEF / INTERNET
Court Shuts 3 Firms Over Secret Spyware
From Reuters
A U.S. court shut down three Internet companies for secretly bundling malicious spyware with ring tones, music programs and other free high-tech goodies, the Federal Trade Commission said.
The malicious software tracked victims' Internet activity, hijacked their home pages and deluged them with pop-up ads, the FTC said.
The assets of Enternet Media Inc. and Conspy & Co., both based in Woodland Hills, and Iwebtunes, based in Ohio, have been frozen pending further court action, the FTC said. The court ordered all three firms to halt downloads of the software.
Microsoft Corp., Google Inc. and Webroot Software Inc. helped with the investigation, the FTC said.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-...coll=la-headlines-business&ctrack=1&cset=true
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-calbriefs11.3nov11,1,2234039.story?coll=la-headlines-business
From today's Los Angeles Times (Business Section) - see links below.
IN BRIEF / MEDIA
Virus Uses Sony BMG Software to Hide on PCs
From Reuters
A computer security firm said it had discovered the first virus that used music publisher Sony BMG's controversial CD copy-protection software to hide on PCs and wreak havoc.
Under a subject line containing the words "Photo approval," a hacker has mass-mailed the so-called Stinx-E Trojan virus to British e-mail addresses, said British anti-virus firm Sophos.
When recipients click on an attachment, they install malware, which may tear down a computer's firewall and give hackers access to a PC. The malware hides by using Sony BMG software that is also hidden; the software is installed on a computer when consumers play Sony's copy-protected music CDs.
And I can quite easily see the following ruling being relevant to the Sony class action lawsuits mentioned in another thread.
IN BRIEF / INTERNET
Court Shuts 3 Firms Over Secret Spyware
From Reuters
A U.S. court shut down three Internet companies for secretly bundling malicious spyware with ring tones, music programs and other free high-tech goodies, the Federal Trade Commission said.
The malicious software tracked victims' Internet activity, hijacked their home pages and deluged them with pop-up ads, the FTC said.
The assets of Enternet Media Inc. and Conspy & Co., both based in Woodland Hills, and Iwebtunes, based in Ohio, have been frozen pending further court action, the FTC said. The court ordered all three firms to halt downloads of the software.
Microsoft Corp., Google Inc. and Webroot Software Inc. helped with the investigation, the FTC said.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-...coll=la-headlines-business&ctrack=1&cset=true
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-calbriefs11.3nov11,1,2234039.story?coll=la-headlines-business
