bugtraq - Re: What is wrong with these people?

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Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 20:43:07 -0500
From: Steve Shockley <steve.shockley@...ckley.net>
To: bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
Cc: Paul Schmehl <pauls@...allas.edu>
Subject: Re: What is wrong with these people?

Paul Schmehl wrote:
> <http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/#00000723>
> 
> Here's an interesting one. Peripherals manufacturer I-O Data has shipped 
> a series of nice-looking portable hard drives in the 40GB to 120GB range 
> - carrying the Backdoor.Win32.Tompai trojan on them.
> 
> You would think Sony's mistake would wake manufacturers up.

I: http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Risks/13.07.html#subj2

Doubt: http://www.dgl.com/dglinfo/1996/dg961023.html

It: http://www.windowsitpro.com/Articles/Print.cfm?ArticleID=25672

Sony's release was intentional; at least the others are (most likely) 
mistakes.