Full Disclosure: Re: printers used for espionage

[Volker Tanger <vtlists () wyae de>]

Hi!

Am Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:48:45 -0500
schrieb Jason Ellison <infotek () gmail 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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