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When Kryptonite's locks were found to be vulnerable to opening with a Bic pen, they issued a recall on all affected units. The vulnerabilities I disclosed in O
by daeken 14y ago
When Kryptonite's locks were found to be vulnerable to opening with a Bic pen, they issued a recall on all affected units.
The vulnerabilities I disclosed in Onity's locks are as trivial and obvious as possible; it's not that the lock can be picked, but that it's instant and trivial with absolutely no special skills.
- K2h 14y agoThat Bic pen hack was pretty crazy! for those that don't know, the technique may have been discovered as early as 1992 [1] but the Kryptonite hack was made public in around 2004. [2] [1] http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/kryptonite.asp http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/kryptonite.asp [2] http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2004/09/64987 http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2004/09/64987