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Re: Bug allows HP printers to be remotely hacked, set on fire


From: Kevin Halgren <kevin.halgren () WASHBURN EDU>
Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 09:47:15 -0600

Looks like we've come full circle:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lp0_on_fire

Kevin

On 11/30/2011 9:07 PM, Dennis Meharchand wrote:
Researchers at Columbia University in New York have discovered a
vulnerability in Hewlett-Packard LaserJet printers that could allow
attackers to steal sensitive documents, gain control of corporate networks,
or even set the affected device on fire.

http://www.scmagazineus.com/bug-allows-hp-printers-to-be-remotely-hacked-set
-on-fire/article/217784/

I like the set on fire part:)

Dennis Meharchand
CEO, Valt.X Technologies Inc.
Cell: 416-618-4622
Email: dennis () valtx com
Web: www.valtx.com

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