The problem was that the printers did not check to verify to source of any firmware updates - the software that controls the actual physical hardware in the computer. So the researchers were able to ...

Most computer peripherals, including printers, contain an on-board chip that stores a small program that governs basic device functionality. Collectively, the chip and its program are referred to as ...

In this episode of eSpeaks, Jennifer Margles, Director of Product Management at BMC Software, discusses the transition from traditional job scheduling to the era of the autonomous enterprise. eSpeaks’ ...

Earlier this year, HP took a serious amount of flack for some crazy "exploding printer" hoopla that the company swears was never true to begin with. But, there was still an issue with unauthorized ...

AnyCubic has released new Kobra 2 firmware to fix a zero-day vulnerability exploited last month to print security warnings on 3D printers worldwide. At the end of February, AnyCubic printer users ...

HP is working to address a bad firmware update that has been bricking HP Office Jet printers worldwide since it was released earlier this month. While HP has yet to issue a public statement regarding ...

Do you have an internet-connected HP OfficeJet Pro printer? Better disconnect it, quick. A bugged firmware update that gets automatically installed onto some HP OfficeJet printers has been found to ...

In context: The printer ink and toner industries are big --- arguably bigger than even the printer business itself. Nearly every printer manufacturer makes more money from ink and toner refills than ...

If you buy a thing, you probably think the deal is pretty simple: You give a company money for, say, a pen, and you can use the pen for as long as you want. Or at least until you break it or the ink ...

HP just bricked another batch of printers with a firmware lock. Here’s the part nobody talks about: Four companies run the entire printer market, and they’ve been charging you perfume prices for a ...

Could a hacker from half-way around the planet control your printer and give it instructions so frantic that it could eventually catch fire? Or use a hijacked printer as a copy machine for criminals, ...

HP Inc. should apologize to customers and restore the ability of printers to use third-party ink cartridges, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) said in a letter to the company’s CEO yesterday.