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Two students find security bug that could let millions do laundry for free (www.theverge.com)

submitted 5 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world 31 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Here’s a reminder that most washing machines use a universal key, which you can buy online for like $5. You can just pop it open and hit the little “coin inserted” switch to make it think you paid.

[–] EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 20 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Just hope they don’t have cameras.

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

Steal those too

[–] Brutticus@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Are you sure the key is universal? I dont need the make and model?

[–] PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

I mean, the owner can choose to re-key it. But there are only a few manufacturers for them. Most laundromats use Speed Queen machines, for instance. And the manufacturer ships them with a single universal key, so the owner isn’t left juggling like forty different keys for a single laundromat. If every machine had a unique key, the owners would need to have a bunch of different keys just to service everything at the end of the day.