As for a baseline cause, in our view this is clearly a case of Hanlon's Razor , as relatively small OEMs would have next to nothing to gain and everything to lose by intentionally shipping malware packages with their machines. As can be attested by most anyone who's installed Windows motherboard software of variable quality, Taiwan has historically been regarded as considering software a secondary concern when developing technology products , in part thanks to its unique geopolitical situation and the fact that its government only splits 30% of its IT budget to software.
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passivecool Aaah! Nothing like the good old supply chain attack for leverage! Here implemented in the stupidest and most simple possible way. Let's just say Skynet will not need to hack quantum compute to start your car from space, it is enough that the key to the gun rack is in the cup holder. Our own stupidity will eliminate us well before our cleverness does. Check your assumptions. And don't be lazy with security. Reply
Metalace69 I couldn't even read the article because of the invasion advertising that continues to pop up after you hit X. This website has totally went down in quality compared to what it used be… shame on them. Reply
Steve Somewhere These people are a clear threat to national security. Minimum 30 year prison sentence with no parole for anyone unlawfully damaging or compromising a computer system belonging to another. Reply
Vicecrow Metalace69 said: I couldn't even read the article because of the invasion advertising that continues to pop up after you hit X. This website has totally went down in quality compared to what it used be… shame on them. Brave Reply
habermas But in the words of Lt. Ellen Ripley, "nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure." It was Cpl Hicks. Not Ripley. At least watch the movie before you try to quote it. Reply
usertests Metalace69 said: I couldn't even read the article because of the invasion advertising that continues to pop up after you hit X. This website has totally went down in quality compared to what it used be… shame on them. Vicecrow said: Brave Let me help Metalace out: https://brave.com/ Reply
userr2137 why do you use the internet with the condom off? use an adblocker and if you're on phone, use dns.adguard.com Reply
Concon8120 Is anybody really surprised that a chinese company would actually do this?? They all do this!!! That's why you don't buy any computer that is put together by a chinese owned company!!! Reply
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