90の日記： 電話線越しに複合機を乗っ取る

Q: What the fax?
A: Check Point Research has uncovered critical vulnerabilities in popular implementation of the fax protocol. These vulnerabilities allows an attacker with mere access to a phone line, and a fax number to attack it`s victim’s all-in-one printer – allowing him full control over the all-in-one printer and possibly the entire network its connected to.
https://research.checkpoint.com/sending-fax-back-to-the-dark-ages/

電話で細工されたFAXを送り込み、複合機からはEthernetで出て行って、Windowsマルウェアをばら撒いたり機密情報をFAXで送らせたりすることが可能である、と。