by stefanie | Jun 29, 2020 | World Focus
The Shadowserver Foundation’s new Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) scan found 80,000 hackable printers. Since July 2019, The Shadowserver Foundation has been participating in an EU CEF (Connecting Europe Facility) funded project called VARIoT. The main goal of the...
by stefanie | Mar 14, 2019 | Around the Industry
A Russian online university called Skillbox has been using Shodan API to hack printers across the globe with a warning message. As Digital Arts Online reports, Skillbox has found a “novel way to publicise one of its new design courses”, with marketing agency Possible...
by stefanie | Dec 18, 2018 | Around the Industry
Hackers have struck again, continuing their series of attacks – which included the notorious PewDiePie hack – with another hack which once again supports the vlogger but also urges victims to focus on their printer’s security. As the BBC reports, following the...
by stefanie | Dec 10, 2018 | Around the Industry
Outdated and unsecured printers could be putting healthcare data at risk of exposure. As Healthcare Analytics News explains, printers these days are “amazing business-enabling devices that have huge hard drives, many advanced features such as built-in email, web, fax...
by stefanie | Dec 4, 2018 | Around the Industry
Following a Twitter user’s well-publicised hacking of 50,000 printers to promote a YouTuber’s channel, a new online service has been launched, offering the same kind of hacking function. As ZDNet reports, this new service – dubbed “Printer Advertising” – claims to be...
