Lenovo....Completely Shady, Just Like We Thought.....

In 2004 IBM sold their personal computer business to Communist Red Chinas Lenovo.

At the time people raise security concerns about this transaction. As always the concerns were swept under the rug and everyone went back to sleep.

After all If you can’t trust the communist Chinese with all your secrets then who can you trust? The Chinese have shown time and again with friends like them who needs enemy’s.

http://mashable.com/2015/02/20/lenovo-apology-superfish/

Despite all the trust in 2006 the Pentagon was so concerned they banned Lenovo computers from the defense department.

http://www.darkreading.com/…/intelligence-ag…/d/d-id/1110950?

The US Government would not use Lenovo but you were still free too….. if you were that stupid.

Now we learn about “Superfish”…… built right into your Lenovo compromising the security of your computer. Shocking I know. Who could have predicted this.

You would have to be some kind of super genius to see this coming.

In other news.....Right now Lenovo is trying to purchase IBM’s server business…… but it is being delayed over security concerns.

http://www.wsj.com/…/ibm-lenovo-tackle-security-concerns-ov…

Gee I wonder where those would be coming from. Trusting the Chinese shouldn’t be an issue at all. After all…… they have already hacked into everything there is. What could possibly be left? At this point just sell them the server business. The horse is out of the barn and 4000 miles down the road.....Close the barn door if you like. Or don't. Whatever!

Security experts on Thursday widely decried the software as both unethical and a dangerous security hole. Superfish installs its own fake certification on machines to trick the PC's web browser into giving the adware access to secure web connections.

That might sound bad on its own, but, according to researchers, Superfish does this so sloppily that it leaves windows open for hackers to take advantage of the fake certificates, and potentially steal sensitive user data, including banking information.

Initially, Lenovo was hesitant to admit there was any security problem. In an initial statement released on Thursday, Lenovo said it had "thoroughly investigated this technology," and did not find "any evidence to substantiate security concerns."

Peter Hortensius, Lenovo's Chief Technology Officer, also told The Wall Street Journal that issues raised by security researchers were "theoretical concerns," and the company had "no insight that anything nefarious has occurred." Hortensius did acknowledge, however, that Lenovo didn't "do enough."

As the day went on, Lenovo attracted more scrutiny from privacy advocates and cybersecurity experts. By the evening, the company had changed its tune.

"We will talk with partners, industry experts and our users. We will get their feedback," according to Lenovo's updated statement. "We are eager to be held accountable for our products, your experience and the results of this new effort."

In addition, the company released step-by-step instructions for getting rid of both the Superfish software and root certificate that raised security concerns.