by Hunter Feybusch
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by Hunter Feybusch
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- SC Media magazine published report stating that 20% of businesses have been hit by hackers
- 33% of those surveyed believe that they or others they know have been impacted by hackers inserting malicious firmware into their network connected drives
- 19% have been impacted by hackers targeting PC’s, Laptops, and printers/MFPs
- 91% believe that hackers are targeting their network endpoints
- 51% admit they can not verify if print hardware had its firmware tampered with
- (Konica Minolta’s bizhub i-series MFPs have security features to protect firmware)
Report published by Kaspersky Daily The security vulnerability is some Canon laser printers and MFP’s could allow a hacker to “execute malicious code” exploiting it merely require sending an innocent-looking file to print” Canon claims to have made available firmware update to resolve the issue
Police in Warren, Ohio announced they are on lookout for toner thief Sam’s Club store vide camera caught man on camera stealing over $600 worth of printer ink cartridges
Research published by SNS Insider Claims that the total global MFP market was worth $42.51 billion in 2024 Projected to reach $66.65 billion by 2032 CAGR (cumulative annual growth rate) of 5.83% AIO segment (small A4 desktop units) have CAGR of 6.18% Laser-based MFPs have 60.08% of revenue
Report from HookPhish cybersecurity service Successful hack from the “INC Ransom” hacking group, which is most likely located in Russia Unknown how many customers are impacted, or if any MFPs are involved
