When you throw away or sell an old computer or phone, you probably remember to delete photos, messages and other personal stuff. But there’s another kind of personal data that (almost) no one thinks about — and it needs to be erased not only from phones, but also from watches, printers and other smart devices — even your fridge. These are the settings for connecting to your … [Read more...] about Wi-Fi hacking in recycled printers, computers and smart-home equipment
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16-Year-Old Security Bug Affects Millions of HP, Samsung, Xerox Printers
Details have emerged about a high severity security vulnerability affecting a software driver used in HP, Xerox, and Samsung printers that has remained undetected since 2005. Tracked as CVE-2021-3438 (CVSS score: 8.8), the issue concerns a buffer overflow in a print driver installer package named "SSPORT.SYS" that can enable remote privilege and arbitrary code execution. … [Read more...] about 16-Year-Old Security Bug Affects Millions of HP, Samsung, Xerox Printers