PaperCut warns of hackers using printer management software flaw in attacks

Source: The Record The company behind a popular brand of printer management software warned customers of a new vulnerability currently being used by cybercriminals.

PaperCut released an emergency advisory last week, saying vulnerabilities in their print management software, PaperCut NG and MF, are under active exploitation.

PaperCut’s software is used widely across large organizations like universities, corporations and governments. Organizations use PaperCut software to manage a variety of printer brands including Canon, Epson, Xerox, Brother and more. The company urged customers to remove their servers from the public internet and restrict web access to only trusted IP addresses.

In 2023, U.S. law enforcement agencies warned that ransomware gangs like Bl00dy and Clop were exploiting PaperCut bugs. Full Story