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		kevviiinn on May 14, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: HP disables customers’ printers if they use ink ca... Are non-HP cartridges a vector for hacking? If not then what does that have to do with security?

emodendroket on May 14, 2023 [–]

Honestly I wouldn’t be shocked but I don’t think cheap inkjet printers are a high enough value target that you’d see that in the wild a lot.

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