https://techcitement.com get excited Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:27:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://techcitement.com/hardware/new-printer-exploit-could-really-burn-you-up/ https://techcitement.com/hardware/new-printer-exploit-could-really-burn-you-up/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:27:23 +0000 http://techcitement.com/?p=6242

Columbia University professor Salvatore Stolfo warns of a potential security issue with HP printers (and quite possibly other brands as well). Stolfo, while doing research with his Ph.D student Ang Cui, discovered most HP laser printers allow unsigned remote firmware updates, meaning anyone can upgrade the printer’s internal software without it verifying the update comes […]]]> https://techcitement.com/hardware/new-printer-exploit-could-really-burn-you-up/feed/ 2