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    Sony BMG took another blow on Wednesday, when a security company said it has found malicious attacks based on software designed to defuse the record label's "rootkit" problems.

  • Sony recalls risky 'rootkit' CDs

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  • Gartner: Sony's DRM 'spyware' is unacceptable

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    A critical flaw has been discovered in DirectX and exploiting this vulnerability allows an attacker to run any code on a user's computer.

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