Hotel cardkey locks said to be vulnerable to bypass hack
You may not be as safe in your locked hotel room as you think.
Keycard door locks from Onity -- used in more than 4 million hotel rooms around the world -- are susceptible to vulnerabilities that could lead to a security bypass, according to Cody Brocious, a 24-year-old Mozilla developer and security researcher. Brocious, who is expected to present his findings at the Black Hat security conference tomorrow, showed Forbes how he is able to open hotel doors with a gadget he built with materials costing less than $50.
Brocious' device spoofs a portable programming device used to control … Read more