Lenovo Flaw Could Let Hackers Bypass Fingerprint Scanners on Some PCs

Gizmodo ----------- Earning a high severity level from Lenovo’s own security advisory, anyone currently using a select number of the company’s Thinkpad, ThinkStation, and Thinkcentre systems should know that there’s an important vulnerability that needs to be fixed. That’s because hidden within Lenovo’s Fingerprint Manager Pro software, there’s a flaw on machines running Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 that could potentially let a hacker log in to your computer using a hardcoded password, bypassing the fingerprint scanner, and even decrypt your current Windows credentials. To learn more click on the picture below to read the article.