Bump keys are primitive tools used by locksmiths (and HAXoRZ) to knock open simple locks. Until now, many locks were secure simply because they were too complex to be bumped and, as a result, you had ...

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The Ultraloq Bolt Sense does this with 3D facial and palm vein recognition. The lock scans and reads the unique details of ...

This is the fourth of a series of articles about the compromise of mechanical locks by various bypass tools and techniques. They were on display at a security meeting of locksmiths, law enforcement, ...

3D printers are great for creating static objects, but if you’re clever, it’s possible to print functional devices. If you’re absolutely brilliant you can go far beyond that, which is the case here.

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 ...

Three hackers have developed and released a 3D printable master key used by Transportation Security Administration, which opens Safe Skies luggage locks. During a talk given on Saturday, the three ...

The University of Michigan has developed a programme called KeysForge that, on paper, looks like it kicks open the door for a burglar-friendly dystopian future. With Keysforge, users can apparently ...

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, ...

A skeleton key, one that can open any lock, is normally something confined to the realms of films and television. But two engineers claim to have devised a 3D printed ‘bump key’ that, with a bit of ...