HP CEO evokes James Bond-style hack via ink cartridges
arstechnica.com
"Our long-term objective is to make printing a subscription."
  • Semi-Hemi-Demigod
    132•8 months ago

    To put it another way: HP printers are so poorly designed that ink cartridges are vectors for viruses

    • @helenslunch@feddit.nlEnglish
      33•8 months ago

      We created a completely unnecessary security vulnerability in the device we sold you. Better buy our overpriced ink cartridges to ensure no one exploits it.

      • Semi-Hemi-Demigod
        13•8 months ago

        two years laytair

        “HP has issued a recall on its print cartridges after a security issue allowed hackers to gain access to their source code.”

    • @PrefersAwkward@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5•8 months ago

      If you would just continuously use our proprietary, wireless DRM-enabled, subscription disinfectant, the wounds we keep cutting into you will (likely) remain uninfected