Star WannaCry victim NHS to ban fax machines by 2020

The UK’s National Health Service, one of the highest-profile victims of last year’s devastating WannaCry ransomware attack, has pledged to phase out fax machines from its trusts by 2020. NHS made headlines in 2017 when its entire fleet of h… Continue reading Star WannaCry victim NHS to ban fax machines by 2020

Faxploiting: Hackers Taking Advantage of the Forgotten Fax Function on Your Printer

There’s a meme making the rounds this week that goes like this: “Can I send you a fax later today?” “You can’t send a fax to where I live.” “Oh, where’s that?” “2018. I live in 2018.” There are similar memes and jokes out there about fax machines beca… Continue reading Faxploiting: Hackers Taking Advantage of the Forgotten Fax Function on Your Printer

Hackers can compromise your network just by sending a Fax

What maximum a remote attacker can do just by having your Fax machine number?

Believe it or not, but your fax number is literally enough for a hacker to gain complete control over the printer and possibly infiltrate the rest of the network connected t… Continue reading Hackers can compromise your network just by sending a Fax