misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 days 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-square251fedilinkarrow-up11.19Kfile-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ziphardware@lemmy.world
arrow-up11.19Kexternal-linkBrother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portals [see comments]www.tomshardware.commisk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 days agomessage-square251fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ziphardware@lemmy.world
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-squareBenchpressMuyDebil@szmer.infolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoClosest I’ve seen was rooting a printer via a security exploit
Closest I’ve seen was rooting a printer via a security exploit