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HP patches printer firmware flaw, but leaves customers guessing

05

Jan

2012

There’s a serious security vulnerability on some HP LaserJet printers. The good news is that it’s been patched. The bad news is that you don’t know if your HP LaserJet printer needs the fix – because HP hasn’t told you. Late last year, owners of HP LaserJet printers were warned that their confidential data could […]

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FLAMING RETORT: Putting out the HP printer fires

30

Nov

2011

Yesterday, Naked Security wrote about a flaming war of words that seemed to have broken out between Columbia University and HP. As MSNBC rather breathlessly asked, “Could a hacker from half-way around the planet control your printer and give it instructions so frantic that it could eventually catch fire?” – Smoke and fire certainly make […]

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HP LaserJet printers at risk of fiery hacker attack

29

Nov

2011

Researchers at Columbia University claim to have discovered a security vulnerability in “tens of millions” of HP LaserJet printers that could allow a remote hacker to install malicious firmware. In a demonstration of the physical damage that could be done by the hack, Columbia researchers Professor Salvatore Stolfo and Ang Cui showed how a compromised […]

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