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by MatejKafka 10 days ago
> Autorun of malware when you plugged in a USB drive was also a Windows issue, I'd classify this as the same security problem.

Not really. AutoRun ran whatever was on the USB drive, with no oversight. This installs a driver from a company that's supposed to be reputable enough to get their driver signed by MS and pass validation. LG breached that trust here.

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> that's supposed to be reputable enough to get their driver signed by MS and pass validation. LG breached that trust here.

I think you overestimated how reputable is enough.