Upwards of 50,000 people hacked

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This would be hilarious if it weren’t so serious. About 50,000 people got their printers hacked and had promotional printouts for YouTube Vlogger “PewDiePie” printed out. This raises the question: HOW? In the real world we should all be behind firewalls, all our computers should have anti-malware software on. This should not be an issue. Printers should not be connected to the internet!

More seriously, it’s possible to destroy computers from afar by repeatedly writing to their firmware. This is not a desirable outcome.

Please folks, if you want to talk about security, there are people like me out there who are more than capable of doing a quick audit and vulnerability scan.

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-46552339