Lenovo's ThinkPlus FU100 USB Drive Found to Contain Unencrypted SD Card
Investigations reveal the device stores data on an unencrypted SD card and other secure models contain hardcoded keys.
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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 1 Nov 2026. Latest from Tom's Hardware in News published first, on 1 November at 13:00 UTC; Hacker News followed 1h 35m later. The most recent article, from Hacker News, appeared on 1 November at 14:34 UTC.
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- Lenovo's 'encrypted' fingerprint USB drive is just an unencrypted SD card in a fancy case — AI-assisted follow-up finds a backdoor and hardcoded keys in other ‘secure’ USB products Latest from Tom's Hardware in News
- Lenovo's 'encrypted' fingerprint USB is just an unencrypted SD card in a case Hacker News
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