HP cites threat of viruses from non-HP printer cartridges to justify blocking their use, experts sceptical

[Redaktion]

HP CEO Enrique Lores has sought to justify the company's controversial Dynamic Security feature, which disables any printer with a third-party cartridge installed, by stating that non-HP cartridges might be used to inject malware into the printer and, therefore, the network it's on. Although HP cites a single research article to back this claim, several security experts have contradicted it, saying the risk is practically non-existent, and that HP could easily patch the threat through other means.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/HP-cites-threat-of-viruses-from-non-HP-printer-cartridges-to-justify-blocking-their-use-experts-sceptical.795726.0.html

[IT Guy]

Or, you know, remove the chips from carts entirely. Reducing the potential risk to 0?
Lazerjet FTW!

[Neenyah]

Another trash company to avoid, nothing new there.

[Loyal HP customer]

Best printer I've ever owned....HP Laserjet 1012.  Build over 20 years ago.  It's pre-chip so I can still easily find generic toner cartridges on Amazon for cheap.  Use almost daily for all these years. Thanks last generation of HP engineers.   Simple, cheap and reliable.  I couldn't ask for anything else in a printer.

[Marvin R]

HP says "3rd party cartridges are unsafe, they can infect our printers"
all I'm hearing is "HP printers are unsafe, they are vulnerable to compromised cartridges"

solution: don't use HP, use printers without "smart" cartridges.

[kauisio]

This is so annoying.
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