689 different Brother printer models all use the serial number to create default password — ridiculous security flaw baked in from manufacturing, can't be fully remediated with firmware

689 Brother printer models, along with some from a handful of other manufacturers, are vulnerable to a critical security vulnerability. The printer's default password is determined algorithmically at manufacturing and is reverse-engineerable, and is unfixable via firmware updates.

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