Wednesday, 30. November 2011
Topic: SECURITY - on November 30, 2011 at 11:20:00 AM CET
Researchers: Millions of Printers Vulnerable to Attack
Columbia University researchers say tens of millions of printers may have flawed firmware that could allow hackers to remotely set fires, erase code and infiltrate computer networks, according to a report on MSNBC’s Red Tape Chronicles blog today.
....Looking ahead however, Cui and Jonathan Voris, a doctoral student at Polytechnic Institute of NYU, are scheduled to demonstrate more of these vulnerabilities at next month’s 28th Chaos Communication Congress in Berlin. The two plan on showing how a specific rootkit can monitor, intercept and manipulate incoming print jobs on HP P2050 printers, along with describing how widespread the vulnerability really is.
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