Lenovo Start Page Breached
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Attackers recently compromised the start page used by Lenovo PC customers in order to redirect users to the malicious Angler exploit kit.
F-Secure security advisor Sean Sullivan explains in a blog post how upstream detection reports from the security firm's clients indicate that the compromise occurred on March 13th:
"For some (relatively short) period of time, the portal site 'startpage.lenovo.com' redirected visitors towards the infamous Angler exploit kit."
The notorious Angler exploit kit is well known in the world of crypto-ransomware.
Fish Sauce: https://www.grahamcluley.com/2016/03/lenovo-angler-exploit-kit/
Cheese Sauce: https://labsblog.f-secure.com/2016/03/15/lenovo-startpage-pushed-angler/ -
This means it is most likely that they are running their site on Lenovo servers since they are notorious insecure
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So the 10 people still using their computers were infected?
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@johnhooks said:
So the 10 people still using their computers were infected?
Largest PC manufacturer in the world... sadly more than 10.
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@Dashrender said:
@johnhooks said:
So the 10 people still using their computers were infected?
Largest PC manufacturer in the world... sadly more than 10.
I wonder if they can hold that into 2016 with how much of a beating they have taken. The average consumer could care less that they are at risk or that their vendors is laughing at them for being such sheep, so it won't cripple Lenovo. But it might shift perception enough for them to slip a bit in the rankings.
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I'm curious, what percentage is sold in first world countries versus the rest of the world.
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@Dashrender said:
I'm curious, what percentage is sold in first world countries versus the rest of the world.
Yes, very good question. The percentages that I have seen are judged on "units shipped" not the amount of money spent on them. As Lenovo completely dominates the Chinese market, I am assuming that a major percentage of those units are sold there. I am also guessing that at least a fair percentage of their sales are very low cost devices. I know that they make Chromebooks and some entry level stuff even for the US market. They might be selling a fraction of the PCs by cost, even if leading in per unit volume.
