misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-218 hours agoBrother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portals [see comments]www.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square240fedilinkarrow-up11.19Karrow-down15file-textcross-posted to: hardware@lemmy.world
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Brother deny the claims: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/brother-denies-using-firmware-updates-to-brick-printers-with-third-party-ink/ via https://startrek.website/comment/15279250
minus-squarephotonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26arrow-down1·1 day agoKeeping up-to-date with security updates is incredibly important.
minus-squareknexcar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·21 hours agoI’ve never had an issue with viruses, I’m not a big company nor do I download sketchy files. I feel like if there’s something serious enough to affect me (like the iPhone Unicode character exploit), I’d hear about it.
minus-squarephotonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·20 hours agoYou’ll never have an issue until you do. Not to mention all the issues you don’t know about.
minus-squaredaddy32@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·1 day agoBut not so much for the printers…
minus-squareLambdaRX@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-21 day agoPrinter botnet goes brr.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoUnless they’re HP, then they only go brr if you buy their ink. And apparently Brother now too.
Keeping up-to-date with security updates is incredibly important.
Every CVE I flip a coin.
Makes life more exciting.
I’ve never had an issue with viruses, I’m not a big company nor do I download sketchy files. I feel like if there’s something serious enough to affect me (like the iPhone Unicode character exploit), I’d hear about it.
You’ll never have an issue until you do. Not to mention all the issues you don’t know about.
But not so much for the printers…
Printer botnet goes brr.
Printers always go brr.
Unless they’re HP, then they only go brr if you buy their ink. And apparently Brother now too.