Canon USA Agrees to Settle Claims After Hacker Attack Exposed Employee Data
Back in August 2020 Canon was victim of a hacker attack on their networks. It was a ransomware attack and employee data was stolen by the criminals. Now, as Bloomberg…
A Canon Lens Is Never Too Old To Be Useful: Soldering Magnifier Hack
Got an old Canon lens catching dust and are you into DIY hacks? Then this is for you. This is some serious hardware hacking. A guy going by [Ad_w00000] on…
Hacking Post: You Can Run A Minecraft Server On A Canon Rebel SL2
From the series of "totally pointless but absolutely cool" hacks today we feature a new one, and for sure one of the most weird: a Minecraft server running on a…
Friday Hacker Blogging: The History Of Unix and Linux
Front Page Linux posted an interesting and well written article about the history of Unix and Linux. Definitely worth your attention if you are into computer science. For this special…
Friday Hacker Blogging: Get Doom Running On a Canon PIXMA Printer
Back in 2014 security researcher found a vulnerability in Canon PIXMA printers. They demonstrated the vulnerability by installing the 1990's game Doom on the printer. Canon wireless Pixma printers can…
Friday Hacker Blogging: digiKam 7.1 Released, Fully Supports Canon CR3 Format
The open source and free software digiKam 7.1 has been released. Full support for the Canon CR3 format has been added. Release notes for digiKam 7.1 are here. When you…
Friday Hacker Blogging: How To Watch Star Wars In Linux Terminal (and update on Canon hacker attack)
For the Friday Hacker blogging series here is something that's as fun as it is useless, but it will appeal to all those hardcore Star Wars fans. You can watch…
Friday Hacker Blogging: Maze Ransomware Gang Releases 5% Of Stolen Canon Data
Every Friday from now on I'll make a post on a random topic about Linux, computer and information security, coding and hacking, and more infosec stuff. You can use the…
A Small Scotch Tape Hack Might Solve The Canon EOS R5 Overheating Issue
The heat production on the Canon EOS R5 is still object of discussions and hacks. Here is one that's inexpensive and at least according to the author seems to work…
Canon Has Been Hacked And Hit By Ransomware, 10TB Data Stolen
Canon has been attacked by the Maze ransomware group. Many Canon sites are affected. As BleepingComputer reports, numerous Canon services have been affected, including Canon's email, Microsoft Teams, the Canon…
A Bit Of Everything (PowerShot Hack, Canon 7, RF 28-70mm F/2L, EOS R vs Nikon Z6, EOS R vs 5D4)
Below, a Canon EOS R vs Nikon Z6 comparison: The MAIN REASON I would choose the Canon EOS R over the Nikon Z 6 in 2019 by Manny Ortiz (EOS…
Look what you can do with a hacked Canon A650 & Helios 44M-5 lens
These are the hacks I love most. Alexey Kljatov took a Canon A650 (2007) and did his own thing mounting a Helios 44M-5 58mm f/2 lens on the camera. To make this…
First Magic Lantern hack on the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV is working
This new is 10 days old but I totally missed it. Thanks to Lawrence for pointing me to it. The skilled hackers over at Magic Lantern managed to make a…
Canon, Imaging Mind and EyeEm Team up for Photo Hack Day 2015 in Berlin
To participate in Photo Hack Day Berlin, or get more information about attending demos, visit www.photohackday.com. Canon press release: Canon, Imaging Mind and EyeEm Team Up to Present Photo Hack…
Canon sponsors Hack the Visual hackathon in London
Canon press release: Canon sponsors Hack the Visual hackathon in London LONDON, 27 May 2015 – Canon, a leader in imaging solutions, is sponsoring the ‘Hack the Visual’ 48-hour hackathon…
How To Use An Old Calculator As An Intervalometer (Super Easy Hack)
You can use an old Texas Instruments TI-83 or TI-84 calculator as an intervalometer using this very simple hack that was posted on Instructables. The hack is fun and easy but it…
Simple And Easy Inkjet To Wood Transfer Hack (DIY)
Super cool inkjet to wood photo transfer technique, simple and easy DIY task. Steve Ramsey from Woodworking for Mere Mortals made the video above. It lasts less than 2 minutes and is probably…
Rumor Suggests Implausible Hardware Hack For Canon EOS DSLRs
I am reporting this since it is making the rounds, but there is more than a high amount of salt needed here. Rumor has it that there is a "certain…
Update – Adobe Hacked – 3M Accounts Compromised
UPDATE: According to Der Spiegel Adobe is investigating the issue since August when a well organised, strategic attack was started against the company's network. Source code of Adobe products was…
Hack: A Canon PowerShot A530 with CHDK Used to Shot (and send) Pictures from Stratosphere
There is not only Magic Lantern to get the juice out of your Canon DSLR, CHDK is a firmware extension for Canon PowerShot cameras (with many many supported PowerShots): CHDK…