Beware: Internet-Facing Printers Targeted by Hacking Attacks

Beware: Internet-Facing Printers Targeted by Hacking Attacks

Internet-connected printers have fallen prey to a rapid escalation in hacking in the past week, as two major incidents were reported by businesses claiming the connected machines were producing suspicious printouts.

The first incident late last week involved 50,000 unsecured printers in locations around the world printing material urging recipients to subscribe to the popular YouTube channel of PewDiePie, the pseudonym of a Swedish internet personality.

By Santiago Perez

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