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Re:Lenovo shipping new laptops that only boot Windows by def... by Jenk on Friday July 08, 2022 @05:41AM (#32024888)
It happens at airports, coffee shops, etc. Anywhere there are people working in public places. Jam a fob in, force a reboot, ransomware now loaded (for one example)
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Re:Lenovo shipping new laptops that only boot Windows by def... by mjg59 on Friday July 08, 2022 @05:49AM (#32024940)
Force a reboot, jam a fob in, hit F1, cursor down three times, tab, down five times, space, F12, ransomware now loaded, except:

System doesn't boot because PCR 7 is now different, just like it would be if you didn't have to do those additional (rapid) keypresses. This is not the threat model you're looking for.

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