Hackers could create a master key that can be used to access electronic locks used by tens of thousands of hotels, putting the security of hotel rooms at risk. Detailed today by Tomi Tuominen and Timo ...

Researchers have discovered that hacking into a hotel room can be done with pretty much any electronic key lying around. Master keys for hotel rooms can be created “out of thin air,” F-Secure, a ...

At the Black Hat Las Vegas security conference in July, Cody Brocious showed how “stupidly simple” it was to exploit Onity keycard-protected hotel rooms and that the lockpicking for untraceable access ...

Electronic lock manufacturer Onity has finally agreed to reimburse its customers—major hotel chains like Marriott, Hyatt, and InterContinental (IHG)—for some of the costs of replacing its hackable ...

Never underestimate the quick and dirty hack. It’s very satisfying to rapidly solve a real problem with whatever you have on hand, and helps to keep your hacking skills sharp for those big beautifully ...

Some consumer safes protected with electronic locks are quite easy to hack using basic techniques. Others, though, like those made to store guns, are designed to resist expert manipulation. However, ...

Criminals in the Phoenix area are stealing hotel guests' belongings by exploiting a known software flaw in electronic room locks, demonstrating how an unpatched security flaw can have real-life ...

LAS VEGAS — It wouldn’t be DefCon without a noted lock hacking team demonstrating the gross insecurity of some of the latest security locks, such as a biometric lock that could be easily cracked with ...