MeteorCreative

Avid PC builder, 3D printing enthusiast and all around tech junkie. I'm an aspiring digital artist, I used to also mod for Star Trek Games. I also like writing.

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@AstroLink83 @ModernVintageG Even if AWS is to blame it still shows that Sony doesn't have its own infrastructure to fully rely on to support a digital only environment.

[IT Guy @T3chFalcon]

Let me tell you about the time Sony put malware on 22 million music CDs.

Sony the corporation, on purpose.

2005. you buy a CD at a music store. you get home. you put it in your computer. Windows autorun kicks in.

Sony's software silently installs a rootkit on your system. It hides itself using the same techniques professional malware uses to evade detection. it runs constantly in the background. it phones home to Sony with information about what you're listening to.

and it cannot be uninstalled.

The removal tool Sony eventually released to fix it required your email address and installed additional software that introduced further vulnerabilities. the fix was worse than the rootkit.

A security researcher named Mark Russinovich found it on Halloween 2005. published his findings. the internet erupted.

Sony's President of Global Digital Business responded: "most people don't even know what a rootkit is, so why should they care about it?"

things then got worse:
other malware authors discovered that anything hidden using Sony's rootkit technique became invisible to antivirus software too. they started hiding their own malware inside the same hidden directory. Sony had accidentally created the perfect malware concealment system and shipped it to 22 million people.

50 artists had CDs with the rootkit. Celine Dion. Neil Diamond. Santana. none of them knew.

Van Zant's album that started the whole investigation ranked 887 on Amazon. after reviews warned about the rootkit it dropped to 25,802 in three weeks.

Sony recalled the CDs. settled with the FTC. paid millions. Mark Russinovich became CTO of Microsoft Azure.

the rootkit is the reason we now consider autorun a security risk.

Sony shipped malware to protect music.

the malware protected nothing.

the music got pirated anyway.

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How's that digital future working out for you now @PlayStation ? Luckily I have every PlayStation game I want to play physically. You know what "Physically" means right?

[IGN @IGN]

Sony's PlayStation Network services have been offline for hours today, leaving fans unable to play some digital games. https://t.co/UyyGdyBUzn

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@NextGenPlayer Of course she's going to say that because she's getting checks from Sony

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@AmazonMGMStudio Stargate.

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@NoMansSky The games good now BTW. You can rest bro 😅😅😅

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@PlayStationDE That controller is looking awfully physical.

[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

Before the president gets on television tonight to peddle lies and conspiracy theories, here is what you need to know:

The 2020 election was not stolen. We won, and he lost.

[GameStop @gamestop]

What’s your excuse for buying digital now?

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@PressX_O No you'll just have to worry about Sony deleting your entire account because they decide to on a whim

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@PlayStation Man y'all are really trying to fight the ratio huh? You underestimate the power of a united community that's tired of your shit. #BoycottSony

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@PlayStation No disc, no buy. If purchasing isn't ownership than piracy isn't theft. #BoycottSony

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@PlayStation #BoycottSony

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@PlayStation_jp #BoycottSony

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@PlayStationUK #BoycottSony

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@PlayStationUK #BoycottSony

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See? Was that so difficult @PlayStation

[GOG.COM @GOGcom]

Download the offline installer of any of your games on GOG, save it to a disc and it's yours forever.

You don't need a storefront's permission to play what you bought.

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@PlayStation It's not a sale if it's not ownership. If purchasing isn't ownership than privacy isn't theft. #BoycottSony

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@PlayStation Will I find a world where Sony listens to its community and doesn't think that it's too big to fail without us? #BoycottSony