High tech lock is “invincible to people who do not have a screwdriver”

erydumaenhir:

politicalprof:

mostlysignssomeportents:

LockPickingLawyer, a
recreational lock picker, was sent a fingerprint padlock for review. He
emailed the manufacture to let them know that he’d discovered a
security vulnerability: “Upon examining the lock, I found that if you
remove the three screws, the lock falls apart. The shackle can be opened
and relocked without the owner’s fingerprint or knowledge.”

The manufacturer replied: “the lock is invincible to the people who do not have a screwdriver.”

Thank goodness a set of torx drivers costs $4, or this might be a concern for anyone using this lock

https://boingboing.net/2018/06/15/high-tech-lock-is-invincible.html

I have watched the Lock Picking Lawyer’s videos on YouTube. They are oddly satisfying and disturbing all at the same time. As a police officer friend of mine once said, locks only keep honest people out …

I literally have a 20-head screwdriver within arm’s reach, and like, six of them are torx (I just checked) and 4 are hex 

I mean I don’t carry it with me but it’s next to my computer for some reason. 

Heck, you could probably use a regular phillips screwdriver and some patience to get that open. I’ve unscrewed torx screws with a flathead screwdriver, too. If you have one that’s the right size, you can carefully sorta snag it and turn it.