A query of "ThinkPad L440" on btdig yields the schematics and denies the scammers $20 - further denying funds to the DDoS SaaS or botnet rental they'd eventually have spend it on.
further denying funds to the DDoS SaaS or botnet rental they'd eventually have spend it on.
That is unfounded fearmongering. I suspect at least some of the funds go to paying neighbourly employees working at said OEMs so they'll share more schematics. Most if not all the schematics you see available are leaks, after all.
[1] Maybe if they do come across companies leaking them, they'll be do-gooding and closing those "holes" (and effectively fighting against right-to-repair), so perhaps it's better that they didn't.
That is easier... now you just need to magically know the OEM name of the board!
> That is unfounded fearmongering.
No, it is pretty solidly founded in logic: these operations have nearly zero operating expenses - profit is a function of visibility. What other scumbag activities shares that same model? You think some of the viagra spam proceeds are getting reinvested into medical research as well? These sites always lag availability elsewhere - they aren't the source for anything.