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> "We have seen that you can embed viruses into cartridges, through the cartridge go to the printer, from the printer go to the network, so it can create many more problems for customers."

If this is true, HP's CEO just publically admitted that their printers have some serious security issue.

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The article goes on to say that it is, in fact, true.

>HP has long banged the drum [PDF] about the potential for malware to be introduced via print cartridges, and in 2022, its bug bounty program confirmed that third-party cartridges with reprogrammable chips could deliver malware into printers.

It seems that they had no incentive to prevent malware, as its existence could be used to make customers buy their ink instead. I wonder if they fixed this bug at all after the exploit was found.

Has anyone suggested not spiking cartridges with chips in the first place?

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