▲ 211 ▼ HP CEO: You're 'bad investment' if you don't buy HP supplies (www.theregister.com) submitted 2 years ago by ylai@lemmy.ml to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world 39 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 78 points 2 years ago (2 children) “3rd party ink will give you a computer virus” What a lying sack of crap that guy is. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 44 points 2 years ago (1 child) If 3rd party ink can give you a computer virus then the printer isn't built correctly. There's no reason that should happen. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Susaga@ttrpg.network 28 points 2 years ago The classic xkcd for the occasion permalink fedilink source parent [–] hedgehog@ttrpg.network 29 points 2 years ago (1 child) If you’re using an HP printer, such an attack is feasible because of the chips that they use for detecting ink levels, verifying the manufacturer, etc.. As a result, any cartridge could potentially infect your printer (since potentially an attacker could modify a first party ink/toner cartridge and replace its chip with one infected with malware). As such, the only fully “safe” approach is to modify your HP printer such that it doesn’t connect to these chips at all. I look forward to HP providing firmware that will prevent the printer from communicating with any ink/toner chips (and that will allow printing to continue unabated, relying on the user to notice that ink levels are low and that new ink is required). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 39 points 2 years ago You’re saying ink can only give you a virus if HP created vulnerabilities in their printers to enable DRM. So they’re warning you about a risk they chose to create in order to rip off their customers. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 44 points 2 years ago (1 child) If 3rd party ink can give you a computer virus then the printer isn't built correctly. There's no reason that should happen. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Susaga@ttrpg.network 28 points 2 years ago The classic xkcd for the occasion permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Susaga@ttrpg.network 28 points 2 years ago The classic xkcd for the occasion permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hedgehog@ttrpg.network 29 points 2 years ago (1 child) If you’re using an HP printer, such an attack is feasible because of the chips that they use for detecting ink levels, verifying the manufacturer, etc.. As a result, any cartridge could potentially infect your printer (since potentially an attacker could modify a first party ink/toner cartridge and replace its chip with one infected with malware). As such, the only fully “safe” approach is to modify your HP printer such that it doesn’t connect to these chips at all. I look forward to HP providing firmware that will prevent the printer from communicating with any ink/toner chips (and that will allow printing to continue unabated, relying on the user to notice that ink levels are low and that new ink is required). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 39 points 2 years ago You’re saying ink can only give you a virus if HP created vulnerabilities in their printers to enable DRM. So they’re warning you about a risk they chose to create in order to rip off their customers. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 39 points 2 years ago You’re saying ink can only give you a virus if HP created vulnerabilities in their printers to enable DRM. So they’re warning you about a risk they chose to create in order to rip off their customers. permalink fedilink source parent