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Late last month, researchers at Columbia University claimed to have discovered a vulnerability in some HP LaserJet printers that, if exploited, could let attackers set printers on fire from afar. HP bristled at the suggestion and went as far as calling it “sensational and inaccurate reporting.” Despite ruling out any remote combustion potential in any of its printers, the company did acknowledge the security vulnerability and offered to issue a remedial firmware update at the earliest. That firmware update is now available. Hit the jump for more.
“HP has built a firmware update to mitigate this issue and is communicating this proactively to customers and partners,” the company announced in a statement. “No customer has reported unauthorized access to HP. HP reiterates its recommendation to follow best practices for securing devices by placing printers behind a firewall and, where possible, disabling remote firmware upload on exposed printers.”
The said update for HP LaserJet printers can be found at www.hp.com/support (select Drivers).
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Keith E. Whisman
December 27, 2011 at 2:14pm
You see this is why I went with a Canon. Well actually, I went with a Canon Wifi Multi function because it was the cheapest with all the bells and whistles at WallMart at the time. I would have bought an HP if they made one just as cheap with more functionality.
opulent_rigs
December 27, 2011 at 3:34pm
Come on Keith how many printers feature remote combustion capabilities:)
