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floofloof@lemmy.ca to cybersecurity@infosec.pub · 3 days 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

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floofloof@lemmy.ca to cybersecurity@infosec.pub · 3 days 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 (updated)
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The fingerprint only switched the USB connection on; nothing on the card was encrypted.
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    Isn’t there a uB or *monkey script that nips those in the bud? 🤞🏼

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      Neither of which are available on iOS in non-Safari browsers

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        3 days ago

        Ah, sorry. I had no idea. 😅

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