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chargen is the new DDoS tool?
- Subject: chargen is the new DDoS tool?
- From: jfbeam at gmail.com (Ricky Beam)
- Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 23:27:05 -0400
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On Tue, 11 Jun 2013 22:52:52 -0400, Jimmy Hess <mysidia at gmail.com> wrote:
> Who really has a solid motive to make them stop working (other than a
> printer manufacturer who wants to sell them more) ?
Duh, so people cannot print to them. (amungst various other creative
pranks)
From a cybercriminal pov, to swipe the things you're printing... like that
CC authorization form you just printed, or a confidential contract, etc.
(also, in many offices, the printer is also the scanner and fax)
--Ricky