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HP laptops found to have hidden keylogger


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2017 Dec 11, 7:11am   795 views  2 comments

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http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-42309371
Hidden software that can record every letter typed on a computer keyboard has been discovered pre-installed on hundreds of HP laptop models.
Security researcher Michael Myng found the keylogging code in software drivers preinstalled on HP laptops to make the keyboard work.
HP said more than 460 models of laptop were affected by the "potential security vulnerability".
It has issued a software patch for its customers to remove the keylogger.
The issue affects laptops in the EliteBook, ProBook, Pavilion and Envy ranges, among others. HP has issued a full list of affected devices, dating back to 2012.
'Loss of confidentiality'
Mr Myng discovered the keylogger while inspecting Synaptics Touchpad software, to figure out how to control the keyboard backlight on an HP laptop.
He said the keylogger was disabled by default, but an attacker with access to the computer could have enabled it to record what a user was typing.
According to HP, it was originally built into the Synaptics software to help debug errors.


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1   MisdemeanorRebel   2017 Dec 11, 1:02pm  

Ah, thank you for Most Favored Nation, Mistah Clinton. This is Shenzhen Rose reporting.

So many managers and researchers using HPs brought for them by corporation. China gets the jobs and the secrets.

So good. Maybe bring back Obama instead of Trump, he ruin nice relationship. Also, GI, you focus on Russia.

Now back to your Free Trade Top 40 hits, GIs.
2   WatermelonUniversity   2017 Dec 11, 7:47pm  

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