Requires cloud login, has a camera, and can be remotely disabled by the manufacturer.
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What we found
Bambu Lab X1 Carbon: D3D printer that requires cloud login, has a camera, and bricks itself if you lose internet.
The X1C has a built-in 1080p camera streaming via RTSPS to Bambu Cloud (camera.bambulab.com). The Rockchip RV1126 SoC includes a 2 TOPS NPU and 4K H.265 video encoder specifically for camera streaming and AI-based print monitoring (spaghetti detection). The January 2025 firmware update (01.08.05.00) introduced mandatory Bambu Cloud authentication even for LAN-mode printing. MQTT telemetry (print job names, durations, material usage, error states) flows to cn.mqtt.bambulab.com and us.mqtt.bambulab.com. "Incognito Printing" is a software toggle on hardware designed from the ground up for cloud surveillance.
K1 Max: DCreality shipped printer software from its official download page that Windows Defender classified as a trojan — thousands of users installing what they thou...
Creality Print v7.0.0.4127 was flagged by Windows Defender as Adware:Win32/Tnega and Trojan:Win32/Tnega!MSR. The threat was in a file called Remove-Edge.exe bundled with the installer. Confirmed on Creality forum and GitHub.
Creality K1 Max: CYour 3D printer has an unauthenticated root shell open on the network.
Creality Cloud requires account creation and routes print jobs, camera feeds, and model files through servers in China. Users uploading 3D models to Creality Cloud grant Creality broad usage rights. Security researchers found the Creality K1 series runs a Linux-based OS with multiple network services exposed by default, including an unauthenticated root shell accessible over the local network.
MK4: B+Prusa built its entire brand on open-source promises, then quietly introduced a proprietary licence for new products — a lawyer called it a non-commercial li...
In 2026, Prusa introduced the Open Community License for new hardware. Legal analysis by Adafruit concluded it is a non-commercial license wearing an open source costume. The Prusa Core One was the first Prusa printer released without fully open-source firmware.