HP OfficeJet multi-function Printer Fax machines are a massive security problem

HP OfficeJet multi-function Printer Fax machines are a massive security problem

Researchers at Check Point have disclosed a security vulnerability in HP OfficeJet multi-function printers, Wired reported. The security flaw allows an attacker to compromise affected printers with a specially-crafted fax and potentially gain access to a target network.

Fax is still widely used in several industries and is considered a secure method to transmit sensitive documents. Check Point warned that nothing could be further from the truth, however. Fax offers no encryption and no verification. Anyone who has tapped a phone line will potentially be able to snoop on faxes sent on it.

There is also no way to prevent anyone from sending a malicious fax to a particular machine if it is connected to the phone network. HP has released security patches to protect printers affected by the flaw.

See https://mybroadband.co.za/news/security/271727-fax-machines-are-a-massive-security-problem.html

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Fax machines are a massive security problem Researchers at Check Point have disclosed a security vulnerability in HP OfficeJet multi-function printers.

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