full-disclosure - Re: printers used for espionage

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Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 23:51:58 +0200
From: Volker Tanger <vtlists@...e.de>
To: Jason Ellison <infotek@...il.com>
Cc: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk
Subject: Re: printers used for espionage

Hi!

Am Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:48:45 -0500
schrieb Jason Ellison <infotek@...il.com>:

>   Sometime ago I remember reading an article on printers being used to
> gain intelligence in an embassy  or government agency.  The printer
> had a modified firmware... Did anyone else read that?  Or was I
> dreaming again?

You do not need modified hard-/firmware: most "office" class printers
have a harddisc for spooling and hold&print built in. At today's
harddisc sizes you can store a printer's lifetime of print jobs.
If you want to be really sure simply configure the printer to keep the
jobs on disc. There simply is no need for custom hacking...

Bye

Volker

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