"Microsoft DRM Hack Could Allow Movie Downloads From Popular Streaming Services"
According to AG Security Research, vulnerabilities impacting Microsoft's PlayReady content access and protection technology enable rogue subscribers to illegally download movies from popular streaming services. Adam Gowdiak, founder and CEO of AG Security Research, conducted the study over several months. PlayReady is a media file copy-prevention technology that includes encryption, output prevention, and Digital Rights Management (DRM). Gowdiak's latest work does not require hacking into set-top boxes as it instead focuses on the Protected Media Path (PMP) technologies. The vulnerabilities he discovered in PMP components can be used to gain access to plaintext content keys handled by PlayReady, which could let a logged-in user decrypt content from popular streaming services. This article continues to discuss the potential exploitation and impact of the Microsoft PlayReady vulnerabilities.
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