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 ...

A laptop theft from a hotel room a decade ago sparked a mission for a couple security researchers. The hotel staff dismissed the claim because there was no sign of forced or unauthorized entry—yet the ...

I wonder why Master updated its early 2000s design. Is there a known attack against it? I recall that very old (90s or older) locks were easy to break by listening for clicks while turning the dial.