Security Fix: November 6, 2005 - November 12, 2005
Sony Suspends Use of Anti-Piracy Software
Bowing to nearly two weeks of relentless criticism from security experts, customers and even the Bush administration, Sony BMG Music Entertainment today said it had temporarily suspended production of music CDs that feature its controversial anti-piracy software. "As a precautionary...
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November 11, 2005; 2:34 PM ET |
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DHS Official Weighs In on Sony
A high-ranking Bush administration official weighed in Thursday on anti-piracy efforts domestically and abroad, indirectly chastising Sony BMG Music Entertainment for its digital rights management (DRM) software, which computer security analysis say uses tactics typically employed by virus writers to...
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November 11, 2005; 1:30 PM ET |
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RealPlayer Patches Critical Flaws
RealNetworks Inc. has issued patches to fix at least two serious security holes in a number of its RealVideo and RealOne media players. These flaws are especially interesting because they are present in versions of the company's software designed for...
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November 11, 2005; 9:29 AM ET |
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FTC Says It Has Shut Down Spyware Ring
The Federal Trade Commission said today its enforcement division had obtained a court order freezing the assets of a group of online outfits it says is responsible for spreading spyware through a network of Web sites and blogs peddling cell...
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November 10, 2005; 1:40 PM ET |
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Virus Writers Exploit Sony Anti-Piracy Software
This was bound to happen. Anti-virus maker Sophos is reporting that it has spotted an e-mail going around that tries to exploit the controversial file-hiding abilities of anti-piracy software embedded on some of Sony BMG's music CDs. According to Sophos,...
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November 10, 2005; 11:57 AM ET |
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Sony's Attitude Has a History
A Security Fix reader with an excellent memory (thanks, Patrick) reminded me today of a few choice words spoken nearly five years ago by Sony Corp. chief executive Howard Stringer that eerily foreshadowed the controversial soup that Sony BMG now...
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November 10, 2005; 10:05 AM ET |
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Sony's Attitude Has a History
A Security Fix reader with an excellent memory (thanks, Patrick) reminded me today of a few choice words spoken nearly five years ago by Sony Corp. chief executive Howard Stringer that eerily foreshadowed the controversial soup that Sony BMG now...
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November 10, 2005; 10:05 AM ET |
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Calif. Lawsuit Targets Sony
A class-action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of California consumers who may have been harmed by anti-piracy software installed by some Sony music CDs. A second, nationwide class-action lawsuit is expected to be filed against Sony in a New...
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November 8, 2005; 6:35 PM ET |
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Google Phishing
Internet security firm Websense is warning surfers to be on guard for a phishing e-mail that pretends to be from Google alerting recipients that they have won $400. The e-mail directs users to a spoofed copy of Google's site, where...
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November 8, 2005; 3:42 PM ET |
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Microsoft Patches Windows Image Problem
Microsoft today issued a software update to fix several serious security problems with the way its Windows computers render digital images. The most serious of the three vulnerabilities addressed by today's patch -- a problem with Windows' graphics rendering engine...
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November 8, 2005; 2:35 PM ET |
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Hackers Raid Sony's Playbook
Over the weekend, I was contacted by a Security Fix reader who spends a great deal of his time taking apart software applications to find security vulnerabilities (which he occasionally sells to security companies that use them to brag to...
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November 7, 2005; 1:35 PM ET |
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Microsoft to Bundle Anti-Spyware App With Windows
Microsoft said Friday that it plans to bundle its "Windows Anti-Spyware" tool with Windows Vista, the chronically delayed next version of the company's operating system. Microsoft also decided to rename the program "Windows Defender," in part to give it "a...
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November 7, 2005; 10:50 AM ET |
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Macromedia Flash Player Patch
Macromedia, maker of the Macromedia Flash online video/audio player, has issued an update that fixes a rather serious security flaw in its software that could allow hackers to take over your PC through your Web browser. The vulnerability is present...
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November 7, 2005; 8:00 AM ET |
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