Sony USB Drives Pack Rootkit Surprise
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Finnish security company F-Secure has reported on new rootkit-like software discovered on USB thumb drives manufactured by Sony. Although the software doesn't appear to cause damage to a user's system, it does create a hidden directory that is inaccessible via the Windows API and some virus scanners.
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Thumbs down Sony is prepping an update to remove rootkit-like technology that shipped with a range of USB storage devices featuring fingerprint authentication.â¦
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At Fry's this afternoon, where I bought two 500GB Firewire drives. Which it turns out I needed because after I got home all three external drives attached to my desktop were reported as damaged beyond repair by the new Mac OS. Coincidence? Lucky that I had exactly the hardware I needed to dig out of the mess? Who knows!
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A directory reversal within "flat" extensions could lead to system profile attacks.
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Tiny AVCHD device uses Secure Digital memory card for storage.
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McAfee joined ranks of those criticizing Sony over rootkit-like behavior of device driver used to run its Micro Vault USB.
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Security researchers said they have found another line of USB drives from Sony with software that uses rootkit tactics to hide files -- a move that could allow hackers to mask their own attack code.
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Skype warns users password-stealing Trojan horse is making the rounds, disguised as a Skype security plug-in
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A rootkit based on proof-of-concept code presented at 2005's Black Hat conference is currently infecting thousands of Windows-based PCs, and researchers say it's a remarkably sophisticated -- and hard-to-eradicate -- infection.
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On-the-fly encryption software for Windows XP/2k which can create virtual encrypted disk within a file and mount it as a real disk. It can also encrypt entire hard disk partition or storage device such as USB memory stick. Supports plausible deniability. What is new in TrueCrypt 2.1a: IDEA encryption algorithm removed. This allows non-profit and profit organizations to use TrueCrypt without having to obtain a separate license for IDEA (according to the IDEA license, any use of software containing the IDEA algorithm by a non-profit or profit organization is considered as use for commercial purposes, and is subject to a license from MediaCrypt AG).   Important: TrueCrypt volumes encrypted using the IDEA encryption algorithm cannot be mounted using TrueCrypt 2.1a. If you have such a volume, before upgrading to TrueCrypt 2.1a, please create a new TrueCrypt volume using a cipher other than IDEA and move your files to this new volume.  You can download the latest version here: https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=120388&package_id=131162
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New device offers 1TB of storage, can record seven channels simultaneously.
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Drives in PCs and media centres from 2005
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This is a foldable, compact drive with lots of easy-to-use features, and it is very secure because everything you put on it is automatically password protected with 256-bit AES encryption. There are no unsecure partitions.
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USB Sentry protects FileMaker Pro databases from unauthorized use by tying them to a USB stick.
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The legal downloading of songs has increased tenfold, and the money is rolling in at last. Also:  Toshiba software will let you edit documents from a phone & hellip;.  Sony head admits to mistake, calls for innovation & hellip;. and more.
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Swapping out optical media drives does the trick, hardware hackers report. In Gadget Lab.
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The family of portable hard drives purportedly outpace typical USB 2.0 products.