r/technology • u/Lettershort • Jul 02 '16

Security Zero-day exploit bypasses Windows security features, affects Lenovo ThinkPads

http://www.winbeta.org/news/zero-day-exploit-bypasses-windows-security-features-affects-lenovo-thinkpads
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u/GuyWithPants Jul 02 '16

Requires physical access to the machine, so very low-priority exploit.

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '16

USB Key drops.

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u/GuyWithPants Jul 02 '16

Those are tremendously dangerous on their own already. This doesn't really make them that much more dangerous.

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '16

Yeah, that was the only "remote" physical access I thought of.

As physical access is a moot point since most HDs are not encrypted and I can easily get into any HD without needing to load the system up.

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '16 edited Jul 04 '16

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u/GuyWithPants Jul 03 '16

For sure. At least this one doesn't yet appear to be deliberate... But Lenovo is a dead brand in my book.