Monday, February 23, 2015

Lenovo's Superfish security snafu blows up in its face

...recently discovered software on new Lenovo laptops -- the top-selling
laptop brand in 2014 -- can put your entire digital life at risk.

The preloaded software, called Superfish, alters your search results to
show you different ads than you would otherwise see. But it also tampers
with your computer's security so that attackers can snoop on your browser
traffic -- no matter which browser you're using.

Read more:
http://www.cnet.com/news/superfish-torments-lenovo-owners-with-more-than-adw
are/

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