Hewlett-Packard HP Printer Purchasers File Class Action Lawsuit Against Hewlett-Packard Over Allegedly Defective HP Printer Software.
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Hewlett-Packard Company (“Hewlett-Packard” or “Defendant”) in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (styled David Goldblatt v. Hewlett-Packard Company, Class Action Case No. CV 11-05779), alleging, among other things, that Hewlett-Packard HP printers suffer from a design defect in the software or firmware which may allow computer hackers to gain access to the network on which the HP printers are connected, according to the Hewlett-Packard HP printer software update security vulnerability class action lawsuit complaint.
The Hewlett-Packard HP printer software upgrade security vulnerability class action lawsuit complaint reportedly alleges that the software in HP printers allows software upgrades, updates and modifications through “Remote Software Update” via the internet but allegedly has no mechanism to recognize dangerous sources of software updates or modifications due to the alleged lack of use of digital signatures to verify the authenticity of software upgrades or modifications. The Hewlett-Packard HP Printer class action lawsuit complaint reportedly alleges that as a result, hackers can purportedly reprogram the HP Printers’ software with malicious software without detection in order to remotely gain control of the printers, steal personal information, attack secure networks and possibly cause physical damage to the HP printers.
The Hewlett-Packard HP printer software update security vulnerability class action lawsuit complaint is reportedly brought on behalf of a putative class consisting of any person who purchased an HP printer in the United States.
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