HP CEO Enrique Lores said this about counterfeit ink cartridges this morningon CNBC:
They can "create security issues. We have seen that you can embed viruses in the cartridges, through the cartridges go to the printer, from the printer go to the network. So it can create [inaudible]"
I'm not aware of a single instance of this happening, either as a PoC attack by a researcher or a malicious one in the wild. Seems like the CEO is misspeaking. Any help here from people with experience in malware in embedded devices would be much appreciated.
Quote occurs at 3:28
https://youtu.be/QPRMyQSZGuY?si=EU905oCTcW860xJs&t=208
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2024-01-19 20:35:05
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