chargen is the new DDoS tool?

Wed Jun 12 03:27:05 UTC 2013

On Tue, 11 Jun 2013 22:52:52 -0400, Jimmy Hess <mysidia at gmail.com> wrote:
> Who really has a solid motive to make them stop working (other than a
> printer manufacturer who wants to sell them more) ?

Duh, so people cannot print to them. (amungst various other creative  
pranks)

 From a cybercriminal pov, to swipe the things you're printing... like that  
CC authorization form you just printed, or a confidential contract, etc.  
(also, in many offices, the printer is also the scanner and fax)

--Ricky