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Got a link for that? First time I've heard that.
Apparently this has happened more then once. I can find more articles once I'm on my desktop, but here's one of the more recent examples.
https://ophtek.com/lenovo-laptops-shipped-with-new-malware-risk/
Thanks. My company had lots of Lenovo devices. I wonder if they're aware of this stuff.
Here's an article from closer to when I first hard about it.