Olympus Ships 1,709 Compact Cameras with Virus Preloaded
Olympus Japan released a notice to customers yesterday warning that 1,709 of their Stylus Tough 6010 point-and-shoot cameras were accidentally shipped preloaded with a worm. While the camera is not at risk, Windows users may be infected when the camera is connected to their computer via USB.
This definitely isn’t the first time consumer electronics have shipped with malware — another gadget that had the same issue was Apple’s Video iPod. Earlier this year, IBM also passed out free USB drives infected with two pieces of malware… at a security conference.
Discussion