Pay-per-Copy Machine Exploit

This proof of concept instructable will go over how to exploit a popular pay-per-copy type machine with a paperclip.

Step 1: Find the copy machine and a paperclip

These machine's LCD will say "Set Key Counter"

I found this system in 2 seperate college campuses, and I usually keep a paperclip in my wallet, very usful little guys. Paperclips are so freaking useful, PROTIP: keep one with you.

Comments

[King825]

Yeah, I can imagine it now: getting into a lot of trouble to save 10 cents. Sounds worth it, doesn't it?

[ReCreate]

Now,If you Need a hundred copies,its 1 dollar,Way worth it ;P

[georion]

100 copies is 10 dollars in my math class !

[klingonprins]

lol ur tarded. 10cX100copies is $1.00? more like $10.00

[ReCreate]

me tarded?

[sharky237]

Why bother with the paper clip ??? if you got a xerox machine I will can tell you how to switch off the coin/swipe machine :) have fun guys

[hansdg1]

and can you just tell how...

[haso]

yeah, but then you'd have to use a xerox... *shudder*

seriously though be careful, can hurt yourself and the boards in those old machines aren't easy to source anymore! not in AUS anyway

[Redgerr]

i was wondering does it revert back to the normal thing after you take the paperclip away? really cool, ill use it if i dont see a camera watching me o_O

[Brett]

How'd you figure this out? Brett

[nak]

With SCIENCE!! Actually, it was with science, first I tried white green, didnt do anything... so I tried red black, a great sucess!

[ReCreate]

how is that science? Just asking

[smessud]

Caveman science!!
Wait till he plays withh 220V. He will invent fire.
Let's hope this kid has no interest in surgery...

[Basilnet]

most of the time the colors are not coded properly, there is 5V and ground to Enable the copier, BUT there is also 16 to 36 VOLTS for the pulse signal. If you connect the wrong wire you will FRY the machine's main board. I know because I work on these. You are a smart Thief, nevertheless, a thief you are. Perhaps you should get a job to afford the 10 cents and find out how the real world works.

[Blastwavelabs]

STOP GETTIN MAD AT VIDEO GAMES

[Splortched]

Silly parents always blaming videogames.

[xproplayer]

SO TRUE I TOTALLY AGREE

[Gamernotnerd]

I need to do this soon, awesome instructable.

[Derin]

lolz,that connector looks like molex and the wire colors look like usb interface

[knight2067]

Darn. My school uses student cards, there's a camera, that area's almost always crowded and there are no exposed connections.

[Jake-off]

so does this actually break the machine

[daPerik]

What if I only have coins and no paperclip's?

[Gamernotnerd]

Buy paperclips

[Jake-off]

find a paperclip, these are either at school or in public biblos, their bound to have a paperclip either on a desk or just lying around

[nak]

Swallow the coins. Run around screaming about how your baby was consumed by a dingo! ???? Profit

[Cartuner55]

LOL

[mrmath]

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[Gamernotnerd]

Yes, it is!

[Aeshir]

I love the Intenet!

[Mr. Smart Kid]

so do i

[THE_GEEK2007]

Me three

[Kayjay]

definitely

[emac]

TOTALLY

[Khaos11]

yup

[Notbob]

hell yes

[MadMechanicMike]

hell yes x2

[Awesome Possum]

Umm... super hell yes?

[TheDeadChemist]

yeah...............................

[will421]

Love it a looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooot!!!

[assman111]

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