This is real folks .. If you have Xerox copiers at the office, take note of flaw that changes numbers in photocopied documents A German PhD student has found a flaw in some Xerox photocopiers that fudges the numbers on some copies thanks to poor data compression. theregister.co.uk/2013/08/06/xerox_copier_flaw_means_dodgy_numbers_and_dangerous_designs/ More info: arstechnica/information-technology/2013/08/confused-photocopiers-randomly-rewriting-scanned-documents/ Official response from Xerox - xrx.sm/m9s Latest update from Xerox. They are working on software patches to take care of the problem--as on some models the settings changes that were recommended as a workaround do not always alleviate the problem. The Impacted Office Product Families ColorQube: 87XX, 89XX, 92XX, 93XX WorkCentre: 5030, 5050, 51XX, 56XX, 57XX, 58XX, 6400, 7220, 7225, 75XX, 76XX, 77XX, 78XX WorkCentrePro: 2XX BookMark: 40, 55 realbusinessatxerox.blogs.xerox/2013/08/07/update-on-scanning-issue-software-patches-to-come/#.Ug5W52SUv4o Posted on Aug. 15, 7:30 pm ET Update from Rick Dastin, corporate vice president and president, Office and Solutions Business Group: We’re working hard to deliver a timely patch and we’re pleased with the testing results. Stay tuned for an announcement shortly on availability.
Posted on: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 22:50:09 +0000
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