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    • travisdh1T
      travisdh1 @Obsolesce
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      @Obsolesce said in Lenovo - if it's on your network, you ARE breached.:

      @travisdh1 said in Lenovo - if it's on your network, you ARE breached.:

      Posting so @Obsolesce will see this thread.

      Thanks sport, I didn't see it over and over again here the last few years and missed all the thousands of media articles thrown all over the place.

      Yeah, and I get that you didn't pick the vendor. Exactly like I would never choose to sell Lenovo, yet that's most of what is sold through work.

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      • DustinB3403D
        DustinB3403
        last edited by DustinB3403

        Just reading this article here and this is in it. . .

        Still, while Torvalds likes the XPS 13, he's also fond of the latest Lenovo X1 Carbon, HP Spectre 13 x360, and last year's Lenovo Yoga 900. Me? I like the XPS 13 Developer Editor. The price tag, which for the model I reviewed was $1949.99, may keep you from reaching for your credit card.

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        • Emad RE
          Emad R
          last edited by Emad R

          FYI Lenovo options are very cheap in the MENA region, so it's flooded there cause we are very price-sensitive people
          (I'm starting to be white a bit... did I just say price-sensitive)

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          • scottalanmillerS
            scottalanmiller @Emad R
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            @Emad-R said in Lenovo - if it's on your network, you ARE breached.:

            FYI Lenovo options are very cheap in the MENA region, so it's flooded there cause we are very price-sensitive people
            (I'm starting to be white a bit... did I just say price-sensitive)

            Same in LATAM, often the only available provider!

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            • travisdh1T
              travisdh1
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              My apologies for resurrecting a long dead thread, but I just collected the links today because I've had multiple places I wanted to reference them this week.

              https://www.cnet.com/how-to/lenovo-superfish-adware-uninstall-fix/
              https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2477277,00.asp
              http://www.zdnet.com/article/lenovo-reportedly-blocking-linux-on-windows-10-signature-edition-pcs/
              https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/02/lenovo-pcs-ship-with-man-in-the-middle-adware-that-breaks-https-connections/
              https://mangolassi.it/topic/11320/pentagon-warns-against-using-lenovo-equipment
              https://mangolassi.it/topic/7748/lenovo-screws-the-pooch-yet-again-on-the-security-front
              https://mangolassi.it/topic/5751/lenovo-accused-of-using-rootkit-like-methods-to-sneak-software-onto-clean-windows-installs
              https://threatpost.com/millions-of-pcs-affected-by-mysterious-computrace-backdoor-2/107700/
              https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/08/23/lenovo_solution_centre_cve_2019_6177/

              https://mangolassi.it/topic/14538/lenovo-if-it-s-on-your-network-you-are-breached/50

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              • gjacobseG
                gjacobse
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                Thanks for dumping ice water down my back.... We use Lenovo for every laptop and desktop.

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                • travisdh1T
                  travisdh1 @gjacobse
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                  @gjacobse said in Lenovo - if it's on your network, you ARE breached.:

                  Thanks for dumping ice water down my back.... We use Lenovo for every laptop and desktop.

                  Glad to be of service... not.

                  Look at it this way, you at least won't have to talk about this in front of the company meeting next week.

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                  • scottalanmillerS
                    scottalanmiller @gjacobse
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                    @gjacobse said in Lenovo - if it's on your network, you ARE breached.:

                    Thanks for dumping ice water down my back.... We use Lenovo for every laptop and desktop.

                    It's basically the only thing Lenovo is known for.

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                    • travisdh1T
                      travisdh1 @scottalanmiller
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                      @scottalanmiller said in Lenovo - if it's on your network, you ARE breached.:

                      @gjacobse said in Lenovo - if it's on your network, you ARE breached.:

                      Thanks for dumping ice water down my back.... We use Lenovo for every laptop and desktop.

                      It's basically the only thing Lenovo is known for.

                      Knowledge of Lenovo's misdeeds is STILL unknown to most people. So I'm going to have to bring it up in the next all-hands meeting here 😞

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                      • DashrenderD
                        Dashrender @travisdh1
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                        @travisdh1 said in Lenovo - if it's on your network, you ARE breached.:

                        @scottalanmiller said in Lenovo - if it's on your network, you ARE breached.:

                        @gjacobse said in Lenovo - if it's on your network, you ARE breached.:

                        Thanks for dumping ice water down my back.... We use Lenovo for every laptop and desktop.

                        It's basically the only thing Lenovo is known for.

                        Knowledge of Lenovo's misdeeds is STILL unknown to most people. So I'm going to have to bring it up in the next all-hands meeting here 😞

                        it will always be that way - because most people - including most business owners - hell likely even most IT - don't know don't care.

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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller @travisdh1
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                          @travisdh1 said in Lenovo - if it's on your network, you ARE breached.:

                          @scottalanmiller said in Lenovo - if it's on your network, you ARE breached.:

                          @gjacobse said in Lenovo - if it's on your network, you ARE breached.:

                          Thanks for dumping ice water down my back.... We use Lenovo for every laptop and desktop.

                          It's basically the only thing Lenovo is known for.

                          Knowledge of Lenovo's misdeeds is STILL unknown to most people. So I'm going to have to bring it up in the next all-hands meeting here 😞

                          Not exactly unknown. Mostly ignored. Not quite the same. People hear about it and instantly say (to themselves), "I don't care about this, it doesn't affect me" and chose to move on and not internalize what the risks of Lenovo mean to them in a meaningful way.

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller @Dashrender
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                            @dashrender said in Lenovo - if it's on your network, you ARE breached.:

                            @travisdh1 said in Lenovo - if it's on your network, you ARE breached.:

                            @scottalanmiller said in Lenovo - if it's on your network, you ARE breached.:

                            @gjacobse said in Lenovo - if it's on your network, you ARE breached.:

                            Thanks for dumping ice water down my back.... We use Lenovo for every laptop and desktop.

                            It's basically the only thing Lenovo is known for.

                            Knowledge of Lenovo's misdeeds is STILL unknown to most people. So I'm going to have to bring it up in the next all-hands meeting here 😞

                            it will always be that way - because most people - including most business owners - hell likely even most IT - don't know don't care.

                            You have to know to not care. It's willful in most business owners. A desire to ignore info that is available and to avoid being informed by IT.

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                            • travisdh1T
                              travisdh1 @scottalanmiller
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                              @scottalanmiller said in Lenovo - if it's on your network, you ARE breached.:

                              @dashrender said in Lenovo - if it's on your network, you ARE breached.:

                              @travisdh1 said in Lenovo - if it's on your network, you ARE breached.:

                              @scottalanmiller said in Lenovo - if it's on your network, you ARE breached.:

                              @gjacobse said in Lenovo - if it's on your network, you ARE breached.:

                              Thanks for dumping ice water down my back.... We use Lenovo for every laptop and desktop.

                              It's basically the only thing Lenovo is known for.

                              Knowledge of Lenovo's misdeeds is STILL unknown to most people. So I'm going to have to bring it up in the next all-hands meeting here 😞

                              it will always be that way - because most people - including most business owners - hell likely even most IT - don't know don't care.

                              You have to know to not care. It's willful in most business owners. A desire to ignore info that is available and to avoid being informed by IT.

                              In this case, we are supposed to be acting as IT for our clients. Yet the people ordering equipment keep ordering Lenovo..... Latest one is for a PD 😞

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                              • scottalanmillerS
                                scottalanmiller @travisdh1
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                                @travisdh1 said in Lenovo - if it's on your network, you ARE breached.:

                                @scottalanmiller said in Lenovo - if it's on your network, you ARE breached.:

                                @dashrender said in Lenovo - if it's on your network, you ARE breached.:

                                @travisdh1 said in Lenovo - if it's on your network, you ARE breached.:

                                @scottalanmiller said in Lenovo - if it's on your network, you ARE breached.:

                                @gjacobse said in Lenovo - if it's on your network, you ARE breached.:

                                Thanks for dumping ice water down my back.... We use Lenovo for every laptop and desktop.

                                It's basically the only thing Lenovo is known for.

                                Knowledge of Lenovo's misdeeds is STILL unknown to most people. So I'm going to have to bring it up in the next all-hands meeting here 😞

                                it will always be that way - because most people - including most business owners - hell likely even most IT - don't know don't care.

                                You have to know to not care. It's willful in most business owners. A desire to ignore info that is available and to avoid being informed by IT.

                                In this case, we are supposed to be acting as IT for our clients. Yet the people ordering equipment keep ordering Lenovo..... Latest one is for a PD 😞

                                Well, how are the able to order if you are "supposed" to be IT? Clearly there is a conflict of thought as to who is "supposed" to be making the decisions. If no one has stepped in to rectify the situation, the safe assumption is that whoever is able to make the decisions is IT and you are shadow IT. Otherwise, they'd not be able to do that.

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                                • ObsolesceO
                                  Obsolesce @travisdh1
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                                  @travisdh1 said in Lenovo - if it's on your network, you ARE breached.:

                                  So I'm going to have to bring it up in the next all-hands meeting here

                                  How'd your presentation go?

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                                  • travisdh1T
                                    travisdh1 @Obsolesce
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                                    @obsolesce said in Lenovo - if it's on your network, you ARE breached.:

                                    @travisdh1 said in Lenovo - if it's on your network, you ARE breached.:

                                    So I'm going to have to bring it up in the next all-hands meeting here

                                    How'd your presentation go?

                                    Won't happen till Monday most likely.

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                                    • travisdh1T
                                      travisdh1 @Obsolesce
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                                      @obsolesce said in Lenovo - if it's on your network, you ARE breached.:

                                      @travisdh1 said in Lenovo - if it's on your network, you ARE breached.:

                                      So I'm going to have to bring it up in the next all-hands meeting here

                                      How'd your presentation go?

                                      Actually went quite well. Management wants to start having conversations with clients about replacing every Lenovo.

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                                      • DashrenderD
                                        Dashrender @travisdh1
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                                        @travisdh1 said in Lenovo - if it's on your network, you ARE breached.:

                                        @obsolesce said in Lenovo - if it's on your network, you ARE breached.:

                                        @travisdh1 said in Lenovo - if it's on your network, you ARE breached.:

                                        So I'm going to have to bring it up in the next all-hands meeting here

                                        How'd your presentation go?

                                        Actually went quite well. Management wants to start having conversations with clients about replacing every Lenovo.

                                        Sure - because that means more billable hours....

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                                        • gjacobseG
                                          gjacobse
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                                          I'd like to see recent references; everything I have found hasn't been updated / linked to since 2019 about the 2014-2015 incident.

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                                          • travisdh1T
                                            travisdh1 @gjacobse
                                            last edited by

                                            @gjacobse said in Lenovo - if it's on your network, you ARE breached.:

                                            I'd like to see recent references; everything I have found hasn't been updated / linked to since 2019 about the 2014-2015 incident.

                                            What has changed? Nothing.

                                            Why should anyone keep reporting no news?

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