DRM for coffee - broken

#1: Post by **kajer** » December 11th, 2014, 1:27 pm

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/37

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9e0yCq1AEeY

K-CUPS now come with security chips, but some users have been able to defeat it with a pair of scissors and tape.

Cut out a chip from a genuine lid, and tape it to the sensor. No more DRM. :) I am actually surprised the machine doesn't keep a small DB of the last 50 used pods to restrict this behavior. Not really that surprised though.

#2: Post by **Bob_McBob** » December 11th, 2014, 1:35 pm

https://www.gourmet-coffee.com/Keurig-D ... -Clip.html

#3: Post by **OldNuc** » December 11th, 2014, 1:37 pm

That will be in the next firmware upgrade.

I am sure they can get some tech help from a couple of the ink jet printer manufacturers if they ask.

December 11th, 2014, 2:41 pm

Bob_McBob wrote:https://www.gourmet-coffee.com/Keurig-D ... -Clip.html

Oh man. In today's market, I would not want to be these guys. They are asking to be hit with a DMCA violation. Green Mount. will probably sue these guys for every K-CUP they didn't sell... This is akin to the idea every download of a movie robs the industry of US$250K of income.

#5: Post by **TomC** » December 11th, 2014, 9:21 pm

Not sure if this is the same video, but it was on Wired as well.

http://www.wired.com/2014/12/hackers-cl ... ed-coffee/