Printers can be remotely controlled by computer criminals over the Internet, with the potential to steal personal information, attack otherwise secure networks and even cause physical damage,"
Jim
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Millions of printers open to devastating hack attack
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jimbopalmer
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but in some cases, printers are configured to accept print jobs via the Internet"
I must say, I have never seen a printer 'accidentally' configured to allow printing over the internet. Anyone using a NAT router is completely protected unless they Port Forward port 631 to their printer and use an Internet Printing Protocol.
I tried to remain child-like, all I acheived was childish.
I must say, I have never seen a printer 'accidentally' configured to allow printing over the internet. Anyone using a NAT router is completely protected unless they Port Forward port 631 to their printer and use an Internet Printing Protocol.
I tried to remain child-like, all I acheived was childish.
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