Thousands of 3D printers may be leaking private product designs online

guest · Sep 4, 2018

Thousands of 3D printers may be leaking private product designs online
Nearly 3,800 3D printers with an OctaPrint interface were left exposed online with no password authentication, inadvertently leaking 3D models and webcam feeds.
September 4, 2018
https://www.zdnet.com/article/thous...ay-be-leaking-private-product-designs-online/

Nearly 3,800 3D printers have been left exposed online without a password, two security researchers from the SANS ISC organization have warned last week.

The common link between all printers is an open-source project named OctoPrint. This project is a free web interface that some 3D printer manufacturers have embedded with their devices to allow users remote access to printing stations.

These 3D models aren't encrypted, and attackers could very easily use 3D rendering software to reconstruct the original components, potentially revealing private or proprietary information about unreleased products.

Furthermore, accessing a 3D printer's webcam can also reveal additional details regarding the manufacturing process, details that aren't normally revealed by downloading a 3D model file, and which can also reveal various other manufacturing secrets.
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For its part, OctoPrint published a blog post this week with advice for 3D printer owners on how they could secure their devices against unauthorized access, but still allow remote access to authorized personnel.
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