Friday, November 18, 2005
More Pain for Sony Over CD Code
Posted by Jeremy Charette in "NEWS" @ 10:00 AM
"Hackers are exploiting flaws in the software Sony is using to remove its controversial copy protection system. These are just proof of concept hacks, although security firms fear that users ridding themselves of Sony's CD software could soon face other dangers. Other security researchers have released tools that close the loophole opened by Sony's uninstaller...It also came under fire from Dutch electronics giant Philips which said the discs were not true compact discs because XCP was not in the standard that defines such things. Most recently the US Computer Emergency Response Team issued advice about XCP. "Do not install software from sources that you do not expect to contain software, such as an audio CD," it said. Virus writers have even adapted XCP to stop their creations being found by security scanning software...It is also recalling all the remaining XCP CDs from shops and has started an exchange program for customers who want a disc free of the controversial code. Sony has now published a full list of the 52 titles that use XCP. Previously it would only say that about 20 titles used it. It is also working on an improved uninstaller that does not leave PCs open to more attacks."
Wow. Just...wow. 8O
UPDATE BY JASON: Want to see the 20 CDs that Sony says have XCP on them? Here they are. What's that? There are 52 CDs? No, that can't be right, surely an honest company like Sony wouldn't lie about the number of CDs that have XCP. :roll:
Wow. Just...wow. 8O
UPDATE BY JASON: Want to see the 20 CDs that Sony says have XCP on them? Here they are. What's that? There are 52 CDs? No, that can't be right, surely an honest company like Sony wouldn't lie about the number of CDs that have XCP. :roll:
