Locksmiths have known for years that anybody with a key to a building whose locks have a master key can create their own master key. But now that such findings by an AT&T researcher are getting wide ...

With millions of students attending virtual school because of the coronavirus pandemic, there was no need for locks for lockers. With fewer people traveling because of the pandemic, there was a ...

Explore the mechanics of the Pin Tumbler Lock, the most common type of lock. This video covers the following topics: - Parts ...

He’s used plastic zip ties, bamboo sticks and even cat food cans to open the locks dangling from gym lockers and storage sheds across the US. Bill Johnson is now attracting a global following thanks ...

Security researchers have built a master key that exploits a design flaw in a popular and widely used hotel electronic lock system, allowing unfettered access to every room in the building. The ...

Padlocks are portable locking devices that we all learned about as kids to secure our school lockers, bikes, and other valuables. They come in an infinite number of configurations and are controlled ...

__1887: __Harry Soref is born. The inventor will miniaturize the security of a bank vault into the everyday padlock. As a young man, Soref earned his living as a traveling locksmith in the United ...

There are many sites around Milwaukee that were once home to large, buzzing industrial centers, employing hundreds, sometimes thousands of neighborhood folks, and we lament their shuttering and the ...

The TSA has long dictated certain "blessed" locks that only it could pick. You know, in case they need or want to open your baggage. For national security, of course. The TSA is able to accomplish ...