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Hackers attack Lenovo website, redirect traffic

Hijack comes soon after it apologises for installing ad software

Published Thu, Feb 26, 2015 · 09:50 PM

    Washington

    LENOVO Group's website was hijacked and users were redirected, less than a week after the company was criticised for pre-installing advertising software on consumer laptops that exposed users to hacking.

    The company said it had restored some functionality to the site after customers reported a breach in which they saw videos of young people looking into Web cameras, with the song Breaking Free from the movie High School Musical playing in the background. Some employee e-mails were also leaked by a hacking group called the Lizard Squad, according to postings on Twitter. The group has previously targeted Sony Corp's online PlayStation video game network.

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