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root
Jan 2, 2014, 7:46:40 PM1/2/14
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I went walking around my neighborhood scanning for open wifi
hotspots and found several HP printers. Does that mean
that someone could park outside the place and a long stream
of documents to the printer(s)?
hotspots and found several HP printers. Does that mean
that someone could park outside the place and a long stream
of documents to the printer(s)?
Michael Black
Jan 2, 2014, 7:51:27 PM1/2/14
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break into your house.
Michael
Paul Drahn
Jan 2, 2014, 10:54:06 PM1/2/14
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pleasure.
Paul
Leif Neland
Jan 3, 2014, 3:15:31 AM1/3/14
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Paul Drahn forklarede den 03-01-2014:
Or, like a glazier hires a punk kid to break windows, an office supply
dealer can hire somebody to use all the toner and paper :-)
Leif
--
Husk kￜrelys bagpￜ, hvis din bilfabrikant har taget den idiotiske
beslutning at undlade det.
dealer can hire somebody to use all the toner and paper :-)
Leif
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Husk kￜrelys bagpￜ, hvis din bilfabrikant har taget den idiotiske
beslutning at undlade det.
root
Jan 4, 2014, 3:48:29 PM1/4/14
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who has his printer setup as open could be victimized by
someone outside sending stuff to the open printer.
In my search for open sites I saw that some sites came
up as open and were HP printers. I don't know where they
are, they are just somewhere and open.
Leif Neland
Jan 4, 2014, 5:33:06 PM1/4/14
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root forklarede den 04-01-2014:
They might be able to print on your printer, but they have to break
into your house to get the print.
But what they print could be X-rated, or they could just all your
toner/paper.
Perhaps it is possible to sneak malware to the printer, which could
send copies of the printed/scanned to a remote destination, or could
attack orher units on the local net.
I know of no such things however...
> Michael Black <et...@ncf.ca> wrote:
>> On Fri, 3 Jan 2014, root wrote:
>>
>>> I went walking around my neighborhood scanning for open wifi
>>> hotspots and found several HP printers. Does that mean
>>> that someone could park outside the place and a long stream
>>> of documents to the printer(s)?
>>>
>>>
>> Look on the bright side. They can't retrieve the printing unless they
>> break into your house.
>>
>> Michael
>>
>
> I must not have made myself clear. I wonder whether a person
> who has his printer setup as open could be victimized by
> someone outside sending stuff to the open printer.
>
I believe that's what the previous poster means.
>> On Fri, 3 Jan 2014, root wrote:
>>
>>> I went walking around my neighborhood scanning for open wifi
>>> hotspots and found several HP printers. Does that mean
>>> that someone could park outside the place and a long stream
>>> of documents to the printer(s)?
>>>
>>>
>> Look on the bright side. They can't retrieve the printing unless they
>> break into your house.
>>
>> Michael
>>
>
> I must not have made myself clear. I wonder whether a person
> who has his printer setup as open could be victimized by
> someone outside sending stuff to the open printer.
>
They might be able to print on your printer, but they have to break
into your house to get the print.
But what they print could be X-rated, or they could just all your
toner/paper.
Perhaps it is possible to sneak malware to the printer, which could
send copies of the printed/scanned to a remote destination, or could
attack orher units on the local net.
I know of no such things however...
mike
Jan 4, 2014, 6:03:55 PM1/4/14
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Hi, jim sent me by to pick up the printouts...
Fred McKenzie
Jan 4, 2014, 6:39:42 PM1/4/14
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In article <la9s2t$pg3$1...@news.albasani.net>, root <NoE...@home.org>
wrote:
> I must not have made myself clear. I wonder whether a person
> who has his printer setup as open could be victimized by
> someone outside sending stuff to the open printer.
>
> In my search for open sites I saw that some sites came
> up as open and were HP printers. I don't know where they
> are, they are just somewhere and open.
Root-
Obviously someone could do that. Damage might be limited by how much
paper is in the printer, or how quickly the owner could react if nearby.
Many wireless printers come with their WiFi set up in ad-hoc mode. HP
also has their "Wi-Fi Direct" mode. You can connect directly to them
unless they have been paired with a WiFi router.
I think what you are seeing are wireless printers that are either
connected by a USB cable instead of WiFi, or are being used with iPhones
that have their internet connection through the phone company.
The owners may not be aware that the printer's WiFi is open! Anyone
that has such a printer should at least set the WiFi to require a
password.
Fred
wrote:
> I must not have made myself clear. I wonder whether a person
> who has his printer setup as open could be victimized by
> someone outside sending stuff to the open printer.
>
> In my search for open sites I saw that some sites came
> up as open and were HP printers. I don't know where they
> are, they are just somewhere and open.
Obviously someone could do that. Damage might be limited by how much
paper is in the printer, or how quickly the owner could react if nearby.
Many wireless printers come with their WiFi set up in ad-hoc mode. HP
also has their "Wi-Fi Direct" mode. You can connect directly to them
unless they have been paired with a WiFi router.
I think what you are seeing are wireless printers that are either
connected by a USB cable instead of WiFi, or are being used with iPhones
that have their internet connection through the phone company.
The owners may not be aware that the printer's WiFi is open! Anyone
that has such a printer should at least set the WiFi to require a
password.
Fred
Chris Jones
Jan 6, 2014, 6:37:41 AM1/6/14
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N_Cook
Jan 6, 2014, 7:22:21 AM1/6/14
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householder's fleecebook page etc and a bit of photoshopping with some
porn pics, then print out on their printer would be a whizzo prank to play.
root
Jan 7, 2014, 4:07:01 PM1/7/14
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