Padlocks are one of those everyday objects that seem ripe for the Internet of Things treatment, so it's no surprise that Master Lock has given its new line an intelligence boosting upgrade. Aimed at ...

Anyone who knows anything about locks and lock picking knows that most locks on most doors -- the tumbler variety -- can be picked with a little skill and a couple of tools. But what would you say to ...

The keys are increasingly being used in burglaries across the country. — -- It used to be that only locksmiths used bump keys -– a modified key that can be used to open many kinds of locks –- but ...

One of the hairier unintended consequences of cheap 3-D printing is that any troublemaker can duplicate a key without setting foot in a hardware store. But clever lockpickers like Jos Weyers and ...

Professionals lockpickers in Germany have figured out how to create a plastic "bump" key using 3D-printing that can unlock a high-security lock Jos Weyers, Unlocked In TV shows such as Prison Break, ...

Lockpicking just became a whole lot easier. Engineers Jos Weyers and Christian Holler can use 3D printing technology to produce ‘bump’ keys capable of opening millions of locks, without ever having ...

Noted security expert Marc Weber Tobias contributes a new column, The Lockdown, exposing the shoddy security you may depend on. The Bump Key: A new old threat to the security of mechanical locks The ...

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