His claims are quickly debunked in the article, as the true reason is, obviously, protecting their IP and subscription model

  • falsem
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    610 months ago

    That sounds an awful lot like even their first party cartridges could be attack vectors.

    • mozz
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      810 months ago

      Yes. I suspect that when they say the printers are only vulnerable via third-party cartridges, they mean that obviously no genuine HP cartridge would contain malicious software, therefore any malicious cartridge is by definition third party, therefore the printers are only vulnerable via third-party cartridges.