Microsoft Does DRM Flaw U-turn
News Last week, Microsoft declared Windows Media Player's method of handling DRM licences wasn't a security flaw, and said they wouldn't be issuing a patch. Antivirus company Panda Software warned last week that hackers are using the player's DRM tool...
[January 21, 2005, 8:25]
Flaw Found In Sony DRM Patch
News Sony announced on Tuesday that a new risk had been found with a batch of 27 of its CDs, which automatically install DRM software on hard drives when put into a computer's disc drive. Sony's ongoing troubles with DRM software highlight the delicate...
[December 9, 2005, 8:05]
Flaw Found In Sony DRM Patch
Talkback I was all set to purchase a 50 inch plasma TV for my new house - I had chosen the Sony - I have just ordered a Hitachi instead. Even if Sony has technical superiority, I will now wait for a competitive brand.
[December 12, 2005, 6:23]
Flaw Found In Sony DRM Patch
Talkback At the time of this writing, SONY is still offering the faulty patch for download with *zero* warning to consumers. See the last four paras, here: http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/security/0,39020375,39240592,00.htm
[December 9, 2005, 17:07]
Flaw Found In Sony DRM Patch
Talkback Why would anyone in their right mind EVER buy another Sony CD Label? The company clearly can't be trusted. If someone wants to listen to one of their trapped artists, download a safe and secure MP3.
[December 9, 2005, 16:12]
Flaw Found In Sony DRM Patch
Talkback The biggest thing here is that Sony is hurting the artist that it was trying to protect. As the dig their grave deeper and deeper, the general public is becoming less trusting of Sony. People are more reluctant to purchase a Sony CD and so the...
[December 9, 2005, 15:49]
Flaw Found In Sony DRM Patch
Talkback F4I's XCP was new, custom built to Sony specifications, but the Sunncomm Mediamax spyware has an installed base of non-Sony titles that don't carry any warning that they are infected with the Mediamax malware.http://www.eff.org/IP/DRM/Sony-BMG...
[December 9, 2005, 10:40]
Microsoft Patches Two DRM Holes
News The copy protection changes mark the first time in nearly four years that Microsoft's digital rights management (DRM) protections have been publicly broken, even if largely in theory. No DRM is perfect," said David Caulton, group product manager in...
[February 17, 2005, 8:55]
Microsoft: DRM Trojan Hole Is Not A Vulnerability
News Panda Software warned earlier this week that hackers are using the player's DRM tool to fool people into downloading spyware and viruses. This Trojan appears to utilise a function of the Windows Media DRM designed to enable licence delivery...
[January 14, 2005, 12:15]
Trojan Horses Targeting Sony DRM Rootkit Found
News Two Trojan horses with very similar characteristics that exploit Sony's DRM software to avoid detection were found on Thursday. Sophos says Stinx-E takes advantage of DRM software included on some Sony CDs.
[November 10, 2005, 16:25]
Utility Cracks Microsoft DRM
News FairUse4WM first appeared in August 2006 on the Doom9 encoding forum, as a tool to strip the DRM from music files designed to play in Windows Media Player. On Friday, a newly registered Doom9 user called "Divine Tao" (an anagram of Viodentia...
[July 16, 2007, 13:51]
Microsoft To Delete Sony DRM 'rootkit'
Talkback Sixthly, the "patch" provided by Sony does not remove the DRM, but rather "upgrades it". Seventhly, there is no easy way of associating the problems you may encounter with the DRM to Sony support, so users may have no option but to reformat to get...
[November 14, 2005, 2:00]
Microsoft Wins New Friends As Anti-piracy Superhero
News And that's the fundamental flaw in any DRM technology, many analysts say -- millions of copies of songs are already on the Net without any protection. Nor has DRM technology have a solid track record.
[February 2, 2001, 8:14]
Hackers Bypass Microsoft Copy Protection
News The content is hosted on now.com.hk, which belongs to major Asian broadcaster Network of the World, and is protected by Microsoft's digital rights management software, DRM 2. The hackers are using FreeMe, a DRM 2 cracker developed by pseudonymous...
[October 30, 2001, 16:47]
Microsoft Tech Plays Into Hackers' Hands
News The DRM software allows a content owner, such as a record label, to set rules on how the content can be used. This is at least the second time that Microsoft's DRM technology has been compromised. It is critical for Microsoft's future in the media...
[October 22, 2001, 8:36]
Microsoft Releases Critical Patches
News The prior month, Microsoft had a dozen fixes in its regularly scheduled release and later plugged a hole in the DRM technology within Windows Media Player. Atlanta-based Internet Security Systems (ISS), which was credited for discovering the...
[April 13, 2005, 10:05]
Sony Rootkit Remover On The Rocks
News Websense also found the following message in the site's malicious code: "Sony DRM Christmas Gift. DRM stands for digital rights management, a type of copy-restriction technology. The flaw in Sony's uninstall software was based on an ActiveX progam...
[November 17, 2005, 8:40]
Microsoft: DRM Trojan Hole Is Not A Vulnerability
Talkback Whenever a flaw is found then Microsoft either wait ages before admitting it or deny it. Seems like they're burying their heads in the sand yet again. How often do regular users need to access licences for music, when I used WMP I did it nearly...
[January 14, 2005, 12:22]
Sony Rootkit Farce Continues
News This security flaw dealt with different technology than that which has sparked controversy for nearly three weeks, however. Computer researchers uncovered a new security risk on Friday related to Sony BMG Music Entertainment copy-protected CDs...
[November 21, 2005, 8:15]
