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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-29-11 11:34 AM Original message |
HP printers can be remotely controlled and set on fire, researchers claim |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-29-11 11:39 AM Response to Original message |
1. a "flaw"? |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-29-11 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
2. Hacking laser printers is well known; possibly starting fires is new |
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gkhouston (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-29-11 04:04 PM Response to Reply #2 |
15. Soon to be named the Cornholio Maneuver. n/t |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-29-11 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
3. Are you saying the research is tinfoil? |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-29-11 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
4. Posted here as well-> |
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lpbk2713 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-29-11 12:05 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Thanks for the clarification. |
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immoderate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-29-11 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
5. Well, it's not exactly the ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE. |
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saras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-29-11 12:24 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. They're going to take apart all the printers they've sold and replace the firmware and add a fuse? |
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DCKit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-29-11 01:25 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. "can't...update the firmware without physically opening up the printer." |
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immoderate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-29-11 02:18 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Consider I'm not claiming expertise, but to my knowledge... |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-29-11 02:45 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Nowadays, flash parts aren't usually easily swapped out |
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immoderate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-29-11 04:41 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. It lives on a board. You swap out the board. |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-29-11 04:56 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. The board it "lives on" is essentially an entire motherboard |
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FirstLight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-29-11 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
6. i'm bad |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-29-11 01:32 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Why on Earth would you think of that? |
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FirstLight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-29-11 01:33 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. no... |
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Safetykitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-29-11 03:49 PM Response to Original message |
14. So, the thing where they run out of ink all the time...that can't be fiddled with either I suppose? |
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NightWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-29-11 04:53 PM Response to Original message |
17. That sux. I can't even print a label or envelope, much less something cool. |
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