{"id":10610,"date":"2023-08-18T12:21:22","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T00:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/?p=10610"},"modified":"2023-08-18T12:21:22","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T00:21:22","slug":"dont-accidently-throw-away-your-wifi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/?p=10610","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t accidentally throw away your WiFi!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/psirt.canon\/advisory-information\/cp2023-003\/\/\">Canon just sent out a warning<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Wipe your old printers before selling\/discarding them!<\/p>\n<p>It seems that printer technicians can access the memory and go into settings to uncover old Wifi passwords.<\/p>\n<p>Their advisory seems to suggest wiping the settings a couple of times before you dispose of the item.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products\/Versions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please check the affected inkjet printer models from<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/canon.a.bigcontent.io\/v1\/static\/affected-models_20230731_d04c0d9895124b65acd21ca68357dcdc\">here.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation\/Remediation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When your printer may be in the hand of any third party, such as when repairing, lending or disposing the printer, take the following steps from the printer unit:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reset all settings (Reset settings \u2010&gt; Reset all)<\/li>\n<li>Enable the wireless LAN<\/li>\n<li>Reset all settings one more time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;http:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Hacker-and-Printer.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Hacker and Printer&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>That got us thinking. What else could carry a similar risk?<\/h3>\n<h2>In these days of more smart devices at home and at work, there are more devices with WiFi than ever!<\/h2>\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>TVs<\/li>\n<li>Burglar alarms and security cameras<\/li>\n<li>Soundbars<\/li>\n<li>Alexa or similar units.<\/li>\n<li>Robot vaccums or mowers<\/li>\n<li>Smart lights\/blinds\/smart home hubs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These are just a handful of items that you might expect to connect to with your phone,and that means some kind of data connection, most likely through your Wifi.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The printer warning from Canon will hold true for many of these items as well.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canon just sent out a warning. Wipe your old printers before selling\/discarding them! It seems that printer technicians can access the memory and go into settings to uncover old Wifi passwords. 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