"More than a thousand university students in the Netherlands must continue to travel to wash their clothes after their building management company failed to bring its borked smart laundry machines back online. The Spinozacampus laundry room, which caters to around 1,250 University of Amsterdam students, has remained closed since July after an unknown attacker tampered with all five machines' digital payment system, allowing residents to wash their clothes for free."
"The attack has still not been resolved. Management company Duwo kept the room open, allowing students to capitalize on the free washing services, for a few weeks, but now says it refuses to foot the bill. The Register asked Duwo for more information, but we're told its spokesperson is taking a long weekend, so all we have to go on is a brief statement given to Dutch site Folia, which first reported the news."
"Spinozacampus's ten analog laundry machines are available to residents. However, students reported frequent outages, leaving only one working machine at a time, so they often have to haul their dirty undies to and from the facilities on nearby Darlingstraat. Students told Folia that they fear lice infestation in the building as a result of the laundry room closure."
More than 1,250 University of Amsterdam students lost access to smart laundry machines after an unknown attacker tampered with the digital payment system, leaving five machines offline since July. Management company Duwo initially kept the room open while absorbing costs, then stopped covering bills and closed the smart machines. Ten analog machines remain but suffer frequent outages, often leaving only one usable unit. Students must travel offsite to wash clothes and report fears of lice due to the closure. The university referred queries to Duwo. The incident highlights vulnerabilities in IoT devices used in student housing.
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