HP LaserJet Firmware Update to fix security flaws

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Recently around a month back a group of researchers had found out security flaws in HP laserjet printers which can be used for hacking to burn down or explode the printer remotely which can be read in detail here.

Here is the press release of the HP: 

HP announced that the potential existed for a certain type of unauthorized access to some HP LaserJet printers and confirmed it has received no customer reports of unauthorized access. HP today issued the following statement:

HP has built a firmware update to mitigate this issue and is communicating this proactively to customers and partners. No customer has reported unauthorized access to HP. HP reiterates its recommendation to follow best practices for securing devices by placing printers behind a firewall and, where possible, disabling remote firmware upload on exposed printers.

The firmware update can be found at www.hp.com/support and selecting Drivers.

Additional printer security information is available at www.hp.com/go/secureprinting.

HP hasn't disclosed the model of the printer affected with this vulnerability. The firmware update can be found at http://www.hp.com/support.