My buddy bought a combination padlock at a garage sale. It was made by Master Lock, and was the model with the stainless-steel case with a black dial and white numbers ranging from 0 to 39. The ...
Yesterday, our own Dan Goodin covered a clever new hack that uses a bit of calculation to reduce a well-known Master Lock exploit from 100 maximum attempts to just eight. Today, we put the hack to the ...
Executives at Master Lock can’t be happy with some of the videos that have gone viral on YouTube this year. Earlier this year, I wrote about a viral video that showed you how to crack almost any ...
Padlocks are a convenient way to keep your stuff safe from opportunistic kleptos, but they're not invincible. When it comes to Master Locks, you don't even need a bolt cutter to get through. These ...
We mostly think of hackers as people who use their knowledge of coding to virtually break into computer systems. It turns out, however, that hackers can be pretty good at breaking into physical locks ...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (UPI) --A YouTuber who specializes in testing locks posted a video showing how a padlock from top brand Master Lock can be opened with a few taps of a hammer. The "LockTube" video, ...
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 ...