Category Archives: Printer Security

Sigh, even Motorola can’t get Security right

This is just sad, the article covers a conference talk that goes over several IoT cameras that have so many holes in them that its crazy.  The motorola one (which is just a re-branded one by Binatone), sends alot of … Continue reading

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Build a man-in-the-middle device for USB

Interesting build.  The author basically put a simple system together to do a man-in-middle attack on a USB system to figure out how the device works. USB Proxy Rats Out Your Devices’ Secrets

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Security design for IoT (aka embedded systems)

I always get a kick out of the IoT term.  Basically its embedded systems.  Anyways…interesting article covering a paper written by Prpl on how to secure embedded systems. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/01/07/prpl_secure_iot_guide/

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Using a drone to fake out a printer and capture jobs

Some researchers build a drone with a phone attached to it and flew it around office areas.  Why?  The phone would pick up the local WiFi enabled printers, pretend to be them, and intercept any incoming jobs.  Now if they … Continue reading

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So how much meds are you going to give yourself?

Article covers how medical pumps (embedded systems) has a flaw in them that could allow hackers to trigger the pumps to do more or less of a drug.  I can just see it now, folks admitted to hospitals now OD’ing … Continue reading

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Use an RPi as a wireless print server

Good article on how to setup a Raspberry Pi as a print server.  This is a good way to improve security of the printer (potentially) as well.  Down side.  You would be surprised how many printers out there cannot interact … Continue reading

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Attackers finally start to look at SNMP

Attackers are starting to set sight on SNMP.  Finally…I did a thesis project about this way back in the early 2000s, and was so surpised back then no-one was looking at SNMP. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/16/attackers_tapping_on_snmp_door_to_see_if_its_open/

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Canon Printer hacked to play DOOM

Hum, somehow this post didnt make it up yesterday. http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-29203776

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Canon Printers hacked to play DOOM

You know that used to be an easter egg for most systems.  🙂  Anyways a research figured out how to get into a canon box and got DOOM running on it. http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-29203776

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How to hack Xerox and other Office MFD’s

Video presentation by Irongeek on how to hack an MFD, seems to really get into the Xerox systems too.  Only issue I had was he did not give credit to those that had already found the issues he was using. … Continue reading

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