Xerox completes $1.5 billion Lexmark acquisition to boost print business
Seven months after it was first announced, Xerox Holdings Corporation says it has finalized its acquisition of Lexmark International in a $1.5 billion deal. The transaction, which includes net debt and assumed liabilities, closed on July 2, 2025. This move is part of Xerox’s broader efforts to evolve its business in a bid to stay relevant as work environments continue to shift in a post-Covid world.
The deal brings together two print giants with long-standing reputations in the industry.
Researchers discover high-severity, 16-year-old flaw in drivers for millions of HP, Samsung and Xerox printers
Security researchers from SentinelOne have uncovered an ancient vulnerability in the drivers used by printers from three big manufacturers.
The high-severity security vulnerability -- which is being tracked as CVE-2021-3438 -- affects drivers for HP, Samsung and Xerox printers and has evaded detected for 16 years. In all, around 400 printer models are at risk, leaving millions of printers exposed to the danger of the serious privilege escalation vulnerability.