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Category Archives: Printer Security
Stupid counterfieter leaves goods in printer while trying to return it
Sometimes you gotta wonder about folks. Not only did this guy try to make fake money with a printer, but it didn’t work and when he tried to return it to (Walmart) he was busted as the printer was jammed … Continue reading
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Nice but overdone article about embedded systems and security
Nice article that goes on about how embedded systems are usually ignored for updates and security audits/patches. Unfortunately this has been a problem for over a decade where everything from a router to a printer is installed, then forgotten (til … Continue reading
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Security Cameras open for others to use
The article goes on that many different types of network/internet based security cameras have little to no security protections. They also bring up the 90000+ printers they found on the Internet. Anyways embedded systems is usually behind not just … Continue reading
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UPnP Flaws everywhere
OK only on the Internet. Basically some researchers found thousands and thousands of devices on the Internet via UPnP (v1 or SSDP, and V2 or WSD). Why is this a printer problem. Well most printers support one or both forms … Continue reading
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Security flaws with printers
Interestng article, basically goes over flaws with PJL PCL and UEL. It really affects HP printers, not so much other brands since they do not support those protocols as extensively as HP does. And these issues have cropped up before … Continue reading
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Another article with more details on the Samsung Printer hack
Goes into more detail about the samsung hack that allows you to get admin access to the machine. Apparently the whole thing in turned on via an SMNP/MIB object. Even when SNMP is off they device still listens for this. … Continue reading
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Samsung Printers have a secret admin account
Not too surprised on this one. Basically its a debug account that got left in by accident. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/11/28/samsung_printers_have_backdoor_admin_account/
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DRM for 3D printing?
Basically its like tech of blueray to try and keep folks from printing out copyright material. This soulds awefully like proposals for printing back in the 1980’s…. http://gizmodo.com/5952780/new-patent-could-saddle-3d-printers-with-drm
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Xerox working with Mcafee to embed security in Printers
Interesting combination http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/439962/mcafee_focus_12_mcafee_collaborates_xerox/?fp=4&fpid=1382389953
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Xerox article on MFD Security
The author was apparently hired by Xerox, any ways its the usual basic stuff about MFD’s and the security risks associated with them. http://www.4-traders.com/XEROX-CORPORATION-14979/news/Xerox-Corporation-Multi-Function-Device-Security-Fixing-What-You-Don-t-Know-is-Broken-15391659/
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