@[email protected] to TechnologyEnglish • edit-25 hours agoBrother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portals [see comments]www.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square203fedilinkarrow-up11.13Karrow-down14file-textcross-posted to: hardware[email protected][email protected]
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Brother deny the claims: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/brother-denies-using-firmware-updates-to-brick-printers-with-third-party-ink/ via https://startrek.website/comment/15279250
minus-square@btaf45linkEnglish-5•edit-221 hours ago Urgent security fixes are gonna go unpatched I don’t understand why a printer would ever need an “urgent security fix”. Or a software update for that matter.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•14 hours agoAny networked device can be used to gain access to the rest of the network (kind of).
minus-square大きいＢＯＹlinkfedilinkEnglish12•21 hours ago… Because products can contain security exploits, and if not patched could leave homes and businesses vulnerable. This shouldn’t need to be explained, but here we are.
minus-square✺roguetrick✺linkEnglish10•edit-218 hours agoThe fun part is the security exploits often come from things like DRM ink cartridges that allows an attack to come from the goddamn cartridge! Wouldn’t be a problem if you didn’t include a serial connection to the cartridge in the first place!
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•18 hours agoOh hey I can think of a solution to improve security here!
minus-square@daddy32linkEnglish1•18 hours agoDepends on whether you absolutely need your printers connected to the internet or not.
minus-squarenickwitha_k (he/him)linkfedilinkEnglish1•2 hours agoPrinter manufacturers: Of course your printers need to be connected to the Internet… For… Reasons…
I don’t understand why a printer would ever need an “urgent security fix”. Or a software update for that matter.
Any networked device can be used to gain access to the rest of the network (kind of).
… Because products can contain security exploits, and if not patched could leave homes and businesses vulnerable.
This shouldn’t need to be explained, but here we are.
The fun part is the security exploits often come from things like DRM ink cartridges that allows an attack to come from the goddamn cartridge!
Wouldn’t be a problem if you didn’t include a serial connection to the cartridge in the first place!
Oh hey I can think of a solution to improve security here!
Depends on whether you absolutely need your printers connected to the internet or not.
Printer manufacturers: Of course your printers need to be connected to the Internet… For… Reasons…