Sony's high-end Memory Stick flash memory devices contain software that can make personal computers vulnerable to hackers, according to researchers at two Internet security companies.Sony's MicroVault USB Memory Stick and fingerprint reader create a hidden directory on hard drives that may allow hackers to infect computers with malicious software, according to the Web log of Finland-based F-Secure. Researchers at Santa Clara-based McAfee confirmed the vulnerability.
The company is looking into the issue and won't comment now, said Sony spokesman Chisato Kitsukawa.
ARC recommends that organisations advise employees to cease using Sony Microvault sticks until Sony have published a fix.
