Lenovo Superfish Breaks HTTPS – Daily Security Byte EP.27

Not only does Lenovo ship with adware on their laptops, but this “Superfish” program breaks the sanctity of your HTTPS, allowing attackers to man-in-the-middle your “secure” web connections. Watch today’s video to learn what to do.

(Episode Runtime: 2:15)

Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0Fdo9bCeBw

EPISODE REFERENCES:

• Ars describes Superfish’s HTTPS MitM – Ars Technica
• Great post on decrypting the Superfish key – ErrataSec
• Removing the Superfish certificate – Trend Micro
• Superfish vulnerability test websites:
  • filippo.io/Badfish/
  • canibesuperphished.com

— Corey Nachreiner, CISSP (@SecAdept)

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