Monday, July 29, 2013

Spy agencies ban Lenovo PCs on security concerns

Spy agencies ban Lenovo PCs on security concerns

"Computers manufactured by the world’s biggest personal computer maker, Lenovo, have been banned from the ‘secret’ and ‘‘top secret’ ­networks of the intelligence and defence services of Australia, the US, Britain, Canada, and New Zealand, because of concerns they are vulnerable to being hacked."

"The ban was introduced in the mid-2000s after intensive laboratory testing of its equipment allegedly documented ‘back-door’ hardware and ‘firmware’ vulnerabilities in Lenovo chips."

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