Man-in-the-middle attack on HP ink

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HP ink cartridge DRM bypass demonstrated using physical man-in-the-middle-attack

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A refilled HP ink cartridge has been demonstrated using a man-in-the-middle attack to bypass HP ’s strict printer ink digital rights management ( DRM ), which prevents consumers from using generic cartridges.

The chip hack is the latest attempt that third -party ink makers have made to assuage the negative experience consumers have with printers.

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