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JensSpahnpasta@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 hours ago

Lenovo's 'encrypted' fingerprint USB drive is just an unencrypted SD card in a fancy case

www.tomshardware.com

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Lenovo's 'encrypted' fingerprint USB drive is just an unencrypted SD card in a fancy case

www.tomshardware.com

JensSpahnpasta@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 hours ago
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Lenovo's 'encrypted' fingerprint USB drive is just an unencrypted SD card in a fancy case — AI-assisted follow-up finds a backdoor and hardcoded keys in other ‘secure’ USB products
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The fingerprint only switched the USB connection on; nothing on the card was encrypted.
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    Probably made by a third-party company run by con men who just slapped Lenovo’s preferred exterior casing on it.

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