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 ...

Security research firm F-Secure has discovered a critical vulnerability in electronic locks made by the world’s largest lock manufacturer, Assa Abloy. The vulnerability allowed F-Secure researchers to ...

A leading maker of electronic hotel locks said that it is working with hoteliers to upgrade an undetermined number of locks after an ABC News report late last month demonstrated how a security expert ...

Researchers developed an exploit that allowed them to perform an array of malicious functions against so called “mobile keys”. LAS VEGAS – A vulnerability in a popular IoT lock key – used chiefly by a ...

In a scenario that feels lifted from Oceans 11, a group of hackers have shown the vulnerabilities of RFID-based locks through a hotel room keycard. A team of security researchers recently revealed a ...

Mobile keys are convenient time-savers, but as a new technology, they may not be without vulnerabilities. Here's how they work and what to expect. Many or all of the products on this page are from ...

Security Flaw Can Open Over 3 Million Door Locks, Mainly at Hotels According to security researchers, the flaw can let a hacker unlock door systems from Dormakaba's Saflok brand, which is used across ...

The hacking technique lays bare the security vulnerabilities of certain models of Saflok-brand RFID-based keycard locks used in 131 countries worldwide Erin Clack is a Staff Editor for PEOPLE. She has ...

Inexpensive, portable safety devices to take with you when you travel If you're wondering how to secure a hotel room door beyond the door's deadbolt, or if you're looking for a hotel safety lock, ...

A string of break-ins at a Houston hotel are being blamed on hackers who exploited a flaw in room locks, a vulnerability that was exposed this year at the Black Hat Security Conference in Las Vegas.

WHEN a hacker gets hacked, hackers hack back. That is exactly what an attendee at a hacking conference in Berlin in 2003 did when the keycard-operated lock of his hotel room got hacked. On returning ...