A Fresh New Nightmare

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winchester73

November 29, 2011, 10:08:48 PM
Millions of printers open to devastating hack attack, researchers say ...

http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/11/29/9076395-exclusive-millions-of-printers-open-to-devastating-hack-attack-researchers-say

... especially interesting that hackers can set your HP printer on fire   :blink:

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/11/29/hackers-can-set-your-hp-printer-on-fire-researchers-demonstrate/?test=faces#ixzz1f8Qn6GGf

I suppose in theory any embedded device, even those in an otherwise secure environment (anything on a network like a Blu-Ray player, a coffee machine, etc ... anything that downloads firmware updates), is equally vulnerable since almost none requires a digital signature.
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November 30, 2011, 08:18:27 PM


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