http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/internet/11/10/sony.hack.reut/index.html
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (Reuters) -- A computer security firm said
Thursday it had discovered the first virus that uses 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 email 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 would have been installed on a computer when
consumers played Sony's copy-protected music CDs.
"This leaves Sony in a real tangle. It was already getting bad
press about its copy-protection software, and this new hack exploit
will make it even worse," said Sophos's Graham Cluley.
