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Fax Machines Are Still Everywhere, and Wildly Insecure

Aug 14, 20186 min
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Episode description

It's tempting to think of fax machines as a relic, every bit as relevant as an eight-track tape. But fields like health care and government still rely on faxes every day. Even your all-in-one printer probably has a fax component. And new research shows that vulnerabilities in that very old tech could expose entire corporate networks to attack.

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