Over the weekend , a hacker who function by the name Stackoverflowinclaimedhe hacked 150,000 insecure printer in an effort “ to raise everyone ’s awareness towards the dangers of leave pressman exposed online without a firewall or other security configurations enabled . ”
Hacking for a cause . What a sweetie !
Using his own automated script , Stackoverflowin detected insecure printers fabricate by a wide range society , including HP , Brother , Epson , and Canon . He teach the machines to print a document inform victims of the plug with ASCII artistic production intersperse throughout , amongst other things . Herearesomeexcerpts :
stackoverflowin has returned to his glory , / your printer is part of a botnet / the god has returned , / everyone care a meme , / determine your horseshit …
Email:[email protected]/ Twitter : https://twitter.com / lmaostack …
— - > YOUR printing machine HAS BEEN OWNED < — -
stackoverflowin the cyberpunk god has generate , / your printer is part of a flaming botnet , / run on Putin ’s os frontale utilising BTI ’s ( break the internet ) complex infrastructure …
hacked / hacked / lol just , / jolly
For the dear of God , please close this port wine , skid .
FROM MICHAEL JENSCH , ROSENWEG , UNNA , DEUTSCHLAND .
Gizmodo has reached out to Stackoverflowin to elucidate some of the message ’s more cryptic statement — Putin ’s forehead ? Michael Jensch?—and will update the post if we get a reception .
https://twitter.com/embed/status/827665984467066880
Stackoverflowin toldBleeping Computerthat the script he wrote “ targets printing devices that have IPP ( cyberspace Printing Protocol ) interface , LPD ( Line Printer Daemon ) port wine , and port 9100 give capable to outside connections . ” This comes off the heel of astudyreleased last week fromRuhr University Bochum , which found an regalia of surety vulnerabilities from machines made by 20 major brands .
https://gizmodo.com/new-report-details-scary-vulnerabilities-in-popular-pri-1791837360
The cyber-terrorist ensure bleep Computer his intention were only noble . “ Obviously there ’s no botnet , ” hesaid . “ masses have done this in the past and beam antiblack flyers … I ’m not about that , I ’m about helping people to fix their problem , but have a fleck of sport at the same prison term . ”
@lmaostacklol?pic.twitter.com / cjvEstn55 t
— Kenshin el Manco ( @d_kenshin)February 4 , 2017
Stackoverflowin has mostly received messages of praise for his righteous mission . “ Everyone ’s been coolheaded about it and thanked me to be honest , ” he said .
The moral of the news report for regardless printer owners ? In the iconic Holy Scripture of Stackoverflowin , “ ready your horseshit . ”
[ Bleeping Computer ]
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