If you think you're safe in your home just because you've locked the door, think again. The bad guys may be able to slip into your home with little effort with something called lock bumping. With just ...

I received this note and the film being referenced is scary. I find nothing about this ability for "master keys to be bumped/used on MOST house locks". Is this a scam, or is principle similar to ...

Getting past a locked door is easy if you have the right tools. It’s just a matter of knowing how to adjust the pins inside to an even level while turning the mechanism at the same time when ...

Anyone who knows anything about locks and lock picking knows that most locks on most doors -- the tumbler variety -- can be picked with a little skill and a couple of tools. But what would you say to ...

One of the hairier unintended consequences of cheap 3-D printing is that any troublemaker can duplicate a key without setting foot in a hardware store. But clever lockpickers like Jos Weyers and ...

The keys are increasingly being used in burglaries across the country. — -- It used to be that only locksmiths used bump keys -– a modified key that can be used to open many kinds of locks –- but ...

Noted security expert Marc Weber Tobias contributes a new column, The Lockdown, exposing the shoddy security you may depend on. The Bump Key: A new old threat to the security of mechanical locks The ...