Tuesday November 29, 2011
Hot Metal:
Printers Vulnerable to Hackers
Security researchers have identified printers as a hugely vulnerable element of computer networks.
Threats to printers have been overlooked until now, but compromised devices could in theory be forced to overheat and combust.
From MSNBC:
HP said Monday that it is still reviewing details of the vulnerability, and is unable to confirm or deny many of the researchers’ claims, but generally disputes the researchers’ characterization of the flaw as widespread. Keith Moore, chief technologist for HP's printer division, said the firm "takes this very seriously,” but his initial research suggests the likelihood that the vulnerability can be exploited in the real world is low in most cases.
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