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HP CEO: You're 'bad investment' if you don't buy HP supplies (www.theregister.com)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Malware. They’re saying that malware imbedded on the cartridge can hop to the printer then onto networks.

Which is why you shouldn’t buy from unknown vendors. But even certified cartridges can be tampered with if you’re getting it from a sketchy source.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago (1 children)

But how can malware be in the cartridge in the first place? Because someone in management had the ingenious idea, to put a chip with complex code and access rights in what is supposed to be a simple mechanical part.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Exactly right. The problem was manufactured, in more ways than one.