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-squarebi_tux@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 months agothe older lenovo models aren’t bad, but the shit they pump out recently is well, shit
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.
the older lenovo models aren’t bad, but the shit they pump out recently is well, shit
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.