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Comment Read the latest research in printer security? (Score 3, Informative) 75

Using a public printer to "print" is the least evil thing you can do. Read this weeks research on printer security: http://hacking-printers.net/ https://github.com/RUB-NDS/PRE... Whenever you can print a document on a printer (for example, using port 9100 or cross-site-printing from a malicious website) you can do much worse stuff like: - Capture print jobs (all PostScript printers since 32 years are vulnerable!) - Access the file system (most PostScript printers allow this, some PJL devices do) - Dump the printer's NVRAM or memory ("feature" of all Brother laser printers and some Xerox devices) - Obtain credentials for Scan-to-Mail, Active Directory etc. stored on the device (Brother, OKI, some HPs, ...) - Install new firmware on the device (modification however is difficult as many vendors use code-signing) - Destroy the printer's NVRAM using legitimate PJL commands (various HP, Brother, Lexmark, Dell, Konica Minolta, ...)

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