[Cryptography] Sony-certified malware

Henry Baker hbaker1 at pipeline.com
Wed Dec 10 13:17:55 EST 2014


FYI -- Some thoughts come to mind: "kicking them when they're down", "shooting the wounded", "what goes around, comes around" ...

Of course, this certificate has been revoked, so there's no problem, right ?

http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/12/sony-attackers-also-stole-certificates-to-sign-malware/

Sony attackers also stole certificates to sign malware

New sample of “Destover” malware has valid Sony Pictures certificate.

by Sean Gallagher - Dec 9, 2014 9:35 pm UTC

http://securelist.com/blog/security-policies/68073/destover-malware-now-digitally-signed-by-sony-certificates/
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Since when was Sony-signed software ever _not_ malware ?   ;-)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_BMG_copy_protection_rootkit_scandal



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