"A first wave of malicious software written to piggyback on Sony BMG Music Entertainment CD copy protection tools has been spotted online, computer security companies said Thursday," reports CNet.
The malicious software programs in this case are Trojan horse, or "bot," variants, which are intended to give the attacker remote control of any computer they infect as they hide in Sony's copy protection tool. Security experts say that more such attacks are likely. For Sony, concern over the issue has prompted at least one lawsuit and plenty of criticism.
"This is no longer a theoretical vulnerability; it is a real vulnerability," said Sam Curry, vice president of Computer Associates' eTrust Security Management division. "This is no longer about digital rights management or content protection, this is about people having their PCs taken over."
