Australian website Bit has been delving into the issues surrounding KRACK and Wi-Fi enabled printers, and what OEMs are doing to address the problem.
According to Bit, “some device manufacturers don’t seem to be displaying any urgency in their response”, despite the fact that all devices using Wi-Fi are vulnerable to KRACK, including printers.
Bit describes “the only effective fix” as being “a software update that works around the protocol flaw”. While there are patches that can fix the problem in computers, tablets and smartphones, Wi-Fi printers, such as those used by many small businesses, are also vulnerable, so Bit asked several OEMs how they were responding to the threat.
Brother’s Australian subsidiary said that it “expects to announce next week which of its printers and multifunction devices are affected by KRACK” though there is “no indication” of when required updates will be released.
Canon replied, “We are investigating the matter.”
HP made no response.
Epson stated, “We are presently determining which Epson products are affected by this issue, and will disclose both these and our countermeasures when confirmed. In the meantime we ask for the ongoing understanding of our customers.”