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December 23, 2011 07:28 pm GMT

HP Plugs Security Hole With LaserJet Firmware Update, Says No Record Of Printers Set Ablaze By Hackers

laserjetRemember when researchers said a security vulnerability could allow hackers to remotely take over Hewlett-Packard LaserJet printers and even cause them to burst into flames? Fun times, for sure.Of course, HP was quick to point out that the researchers had it all wrong, lamented the "sensational and inaccurate reporting" surrounding the supposed security flaw and said not a single customer had reported any instances of unauthorized access to its LaserJet printers.

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