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HP CEO says they brick printers that use third-party ink because of 'hackers'. (9to5mac.com)

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HP CEO says they brick printers that use third-party ink because of 'hackers'.::HP is pushing over-the-air firmware updates to its printers, bricking them if they are using third-party ink cartridges. But don’t...

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[-] Bitflip@lemmy.ml 30 points 9 months ago

Inb4 capture HP's kill code with Wireshark and forward it to every printer on shodan

[-] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago

That would be so cool if someone actually did that. Because at that point there would be a ton of people with a decision to make...do I go to HP and get screwed or do I go elsewhere?

[-] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 11 points 9 months ago

Oh Brother....

[-] Plopp@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

...where art though printing so beautifully?

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