Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tony Bradley covers the intersection of tech and entertainment. A laptop theft from a hotel room a decade ago sparked a mission ...

Security researchers discovered a way to unlock of doors in hotels. The keycard vulnerability was reported to the company that makes the locks, but the researchers say risk still exists and other ...

Researchers from New York University have created a set of master fingerprint keys that can be used to spoof biometric identification systems. While the database of fingerprints used by the ...

Just like any lock can be picked, any biometric scanner can be fooled. Researchers have shown for years that the popular fingerprint sensors used to guard smartphones can be tricked sometimes, using a ...

Security researchers have built a master key that exploits a design flaw in a popular and widely used hotel electronic lock system, allowing unfettered access to every room in the building. The ...

How hard is it to hack into the digital locks of hotels? Surprisingly simple, if you can create a key that opens any door. Finnish cybersecurity firm F-Secure has revealed it found a flaw in the ...