In 2005, Sony shipped audio CDs with copy protection that secretly installed a rootkit on Windows PCs. This hidden software cloaked itself, opened security holes, and resisted removal, sparking outrage when researchers exposed it. The backlash was massive, forcing Sony to recall millions of discs and forever tainting the company’s reputation in the security community.

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Have you heard about the #SonyRootkit ? Sony had a rootkit on roughly 25 million CDs and infected more than 550,000 networks in more than one hundred countries, including thousands of US military and defence networks. #IDAD

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