Have you heard about the latest hacking scare?

This one could supposedly set your printer on fire...

As if crashing computers isn’t destructive enough – now hackers could set your printer ablaze. A research team at Columbia University has demonstrated that hackers could cause certain printers to literally self-destruct. The researchers say number of LaserJet printer models could be vulnerable. When flooded with commands, from any remote location, they could smoke, meltdown and potentially catch fire.

HP is already working on a fix to address any potential risk to their printers – but add no customers have reported unauthorized access. In a press release on their website - they say printers on a private network are not at risk – and that vulnerable models would have to be on a public network and modified by a trusted party.