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Anycubic 3D printers hacked worldwide to expose security flaw (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
submitted 8 months ago by phreekno@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[โ€“] jesta@lemmy.world 28 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You should blame anycubic for their mqtt server which allows any valid credential to connect and control your printer via the matt API. Let's just hope anycubic fixes their mqtt server.

Well that's smart...

[โ€“] RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 8 months ago

I'm by no means a security specialist. But shit like this is the first thing I look for when I implement something. And then I organize a penetration test.