The FTC and 32 different states sued the laptop maker over its pre-installation of adware that could have compromised the security of its users. Several FTC stipulations go along with the fine.
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According to a Reddit user, some Dell units come with a pre-installed SSL certificate, eDellRoot, that could cause potential for SSL attacks. This is familiar - a year ago, Lenovo had a similar issue.
In light of Lenovo's “Superfish” scandal, Google is taking action to filter potentially malicious ads presented to Chrome users.
Another security breach was found in Lenovo's computers. The company was found automatically reinstalling its own software even when a computer had been wiped clean on an installation of Windows.
One of our members has put together a quick and easy test scenario for you to check for Superfish style interceptions on your machine, with step by step instructions for the major browsers included.
February has been a tough month for Lenovo after 'Superfish' rocked the company's credibility and now the company is promising that going forward, the company will ship PCs without 'adware” and bloat
Lenovo device owners are being sought as part of an investigation into Superfish - the adware that the company secretly pre-installed on its devices - which will likely lead to a class action lawsuit.
After publicly admitting to poor business decisions regarding the pre-loaded Superfish software on Lenovo machines, Lizard Squad decides the company could use a good hacking as punishment.
In an open letter, Lenovo CTO Peter Hortensius said the company is in the midst of developing a concrete plan to address software vulnerabilities, which will be announced later in the week.
From Microsoft's Rooms and Intel's Skylake, to Indian Denim, Windows 10 patches, HTTP/2, privacy intrusions and Sony's wonky smartglasses, we look back at highlights from this week's top tech news.
While Lenovo tried to play it cool, Superfish has undeniably become a huge problem for the tech giant. In an updated statement today, Lenovo has released an automatic removal tool for download.
Recently, it was uncovered that Lenovo was loading software onto its laptops that was using a compromised security certificate and Microsoft reacted quickly to update Windows Defender.
Lenovo has seemingly been caught pushing known adware to its users. Pre-installed on a number of Lenovo systems, the software inserts ads, and has the potential to steal private encrypted data.
