bi_tux@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.ml · 9 months agoMy boss gifted me an old thinkpad x31lemmy.worldimagemessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageMy boss gifted me an old thinkpad x31lemmy.worldbi_tux@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.ml · 9 months agomessage-square3fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarefrankgrimeszz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-29 months agoThey had a Chinese back door in the firmware. Don’t know if that’s still the case. https://www.techworm.net/2015/08/lenovo-pcs-and-laptops-seem-to-have-a-bios-level-backdoor.html They’ve had several major (intentional) security flaws over the years. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenovo They had a modified UEFI that allows insecure execution of EXEs. The Lenovo laptops given to US military in Iraq had keyloggers that sent all inputs back to China.
They had a Chinese back door in the firmware. Don’t know if that’s still the case. https://www.techworm.net/2015/08/lenovo-pcs-and-laptops-seem-to-have-a-bios-level-backdoor.html They’ve had several major (intentional) security flaws over the years. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenovo They had a modified UEFI that allows insecure execution of EXEs. The Lenovo laptops given to US military in Iraq had keyloggers that sent all inputs back to China.