Lenovo's 'encrypted' fingerprint USB is just an unencrypted SD card in a case
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Lenovo's 'encrypted' fingerprint USB is just an unencrypted SD card in a case was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 1, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 90 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #3 of 30, reached on Nov 1, 23:37 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 2, 15:07 UTC.
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I'm not sure what codex helped with for the Lenovo case, if all that was required was open the stick and stick the sdcard into a computer. It's crazy that Lenovo will still be trusted to build secured hardware after that. It's not even a vulnerability at this point, I'm not sure how this could pass any form of…
Linked article: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/le...
Does anyone actually trust these products? Always seemed like a terrible idea to me. The correct solution is to use free software cryptography on top of these things.
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Is Lenovo's 'encrypted' fingerprint USB is just an unencrypted SD card in a case trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 2, 15:07 UTC, after 2 days of trending.
What is the highest rank Lenovo's 'encrypted' fingerprint USB is just an unencrypted SD card in a case reached?
#3 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 1, 23:37 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has Lenovo's 'encrypted' fingerprint USB is just an unencrypted SD card in a case been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 1, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (90 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
526 points and 169 comments; submitted by entryleveljobsc on Nov 1, 2026.