Anyone can do a firmware update and that is how they gain access to the printer and to your computers attached to your network.  

The most disturbing problem here is if a hacker can set a printer on fire then ... well just use your imagination.  Of course if all they can do is just brown the paper then no big deal.   

T 

-----Original Message-----
From: Support for Support Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Knobl, Geoffrey
Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 10:09 AM
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Subject: Re: Got an HP printer?

I suppose you could do a firmware update (haven't looked this up) if you have such a system but that won't prevent it from happening again unless HP comes out with a security fix.  I don't think they'll do that but I hope I'm wrong.

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-----Original Message-----
From: Support for Support Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Whitehurst, Stephen
Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 9:37 AM
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Subject: Re: Got an HP printer?

So they were able to burn a mark on some paper in the printer.  How probable is it that they could craft code to set a printer on fire?  Is this something we should worry about?  

As many of you are aware that during the holidays a lot of the networked copiers were broken into.  Are these machines possibly a fire threat?

T

-----Original Message-----
From: Support for Support Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of DeBonis, Marc
Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 8:31 AM
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Subject: Got an HP printer?

Then you might have a vulnerable system
http://betanews.com/2011/11/29/columbia-researchers-show-remote-hp-printer-hijack-video/

- M