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Researchers have once again demonstrated that many printers can be hacked remotely, by hijacking 28,000 devices and instructing them to print out a printer security guide. The researchers said the document was printed by nearly 28,000 of those devices, which suggests that 56% of exposed printers can be hijacked.
Some 3D printers can be flashed with firmware updates downloaded directly from the internet - and an infosec research firm says it has discovered a way to spoof those updates and potentially make the printer catch fire. Research from the appropriately named Coalfire biz claimed printers from Chinese company Flashforge could be abused through crafted updates that bypass safety features built into the devices' firmware.
Windows 10 users woke up to borked printers following the monthly Microsoft bugfix party, Patch Tuesday. The timing is unfortunate since many Windows 10 users are now working from home and relying on directly connected printers for remote working.
This week we discuss a customer who went to Subway for a sandwich and left with a stalker, whether there's a demon in your printer and the things you should patch now. I host the show this week with Sophos experts Mark Stockley, Paul Ducklin and Greg Iddon.
Office printers don't have to be security threats: with foresight and maintenance they're very easily threat-proofed. Hackers haven't forgotten about printers - not by a long shot.
A raft of bugs in six popular models can allow a hacker to wreak havoc on a corporate network.
NCC Group researchers have uncovered significant vulnerabilities in six commonly used enterprise printers, highlighting the vast attack surface that can be presented by internet-connected...
Points to the Need to Make IoT Devices More SecureMicrosoft warned on Monday that Russia-linked attackers are gaining access to corporate networks through poorly configured devices, such as office...
Xerox announced security enhancements to its line of Xerox AltaLink Multifunction Printers (MFPs), providing IT managers, network administrators and chief information security officers with an...
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