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    Hacker hijacks 50,000 printers to tell people to subscribe to PewDiePie

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    AJ Dellinger
    AJ Dellinger
    11.30.2018

    Over the course of this week, some printers have been printing out a strange message asking people to subscribe to PewDiePie's YouTube channel. The message appears to be the result of a simple exploit that allows printers to receive data over the internet, including print commands. A person with the online handle TheHackerGiraffe has claimed responsibility for the attack.