InvestigateTV+: Printers carry hacker risks

(InvestigateTV) — An outdated setting on an office printer can give hackers easy access to sensitive information, and InvestigateTV+ uncovers how it could put doctors, schools, even police at risk.

Then, we go inside one company’s bid to pause death to buy time for science, and why some see it as a bold step.

Plus, we decode the colors of the underground utility system and explain the free step that can help homeowners avoid disaster.

Network Nightmares

InvestigateTV found possible printer problems across the country after receiving a confidential audit of several agencies’ machines.

Humming in the corner of offices across America, many modern office printers and multifunction devices do more than scan and copy documents. Depending on the model and settings, they may store documents, scan histories, address books, network settings or other sensitive information. Modern office printers can also have hard drives, firmware and default passwords that may never get changed.

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Cryonics and the questions that remain

People frozen for years then thawed out and awake in a different time. It’s a common scene in popular science fiction movies.

But this isn’t the script of a blockbuster, a nonprofit in Arizona is attempting to make it a reality. Since the 1970s, Alcor has specialized in cryonics, defined as the practice of preserving life by pausing the dying process using subfreezing temperatures.

Alcor is betting on future science to do what today’s cannot.

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Call before you dig

As the weather warms up, many homeowners are getting ready for landscaping and other yard projects. But before you dig, experts say one phone call could prevent disaster.

“You can’t assume you know what’s underground. You have to assume that you don’t,” said Sarah Magruder Lyle, president and CEO of Common Ground Alliance.

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A jam band for mental health

A group of veterans has turned their shared experiences into a mission, using country music to address mental health stigma in the military community.

Vet Jams, a band that performs at bars around the New Orleans metro area, combines live music with open conversations about therapy and mental health support for veterans.

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