kryptonite locks. Wach out guys

bob watkinson said:

There's a article in C+ this month pointing out that it has been
discovered that these and other cylindrical type U locks can be
opened quite easily with a ball point pen. I wanted to check whether
mine was vulnerable to so did a quick Google to locate the video to
see for myself. If you haven't seen it yet, here it is

http://www.engadget.com/common/videos/pt/lock.wmv

Sorry if this alert has already come up here but I've been away for a
few days.

Regards Bob

Were you able to open your lock with a pen ? I haven't been able to open
mine with one. I use the lock in what I consider a low risk area, inside the
office where I work in a zone where you need an electronic key to enter. I
know its not 100% secure which is why I bother to use the lock.

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bob watkinson said:

There's a article in C+ this month pointing out that it has been
discovered that these and other cylindrical type U locks can be
opened quite easily with a ball point pen. I wanted to check whether
mine was vulnerable to so did a quick Google to locate the video to
see for myself. If you haven't seen it yet, here it is

http://www.engadget.com/common/videos/pt/lock.wmv

Sorry if this alert has already come up here but I've been away for a
few days.

Regards Bob

Were you able to open your lock with a pen ? I haven't been able to open
mine with one. I use the lock in what I consider a low risk area, inside
the
office where I work in a zone where you need an electronic key to enter. I
know its not 100% secure which is why I bother to use the lock.

Apparently it's the locks that use the cylindrical keys that are vulnerable.
Mine is a flat key so it should be ok

Martin Newstead (MSeries) said:

Were you able to open your lock with a pen ? I haven't been able to open
mine with one. I use the lock in what I consider a low risk area, inside the
office where I work in a zone where you need an electronic key to enter. I
know its not 100% secure which is why I bother to use the lock.

Yes, I managed it last night; taking about 10 seconds to actually do the
deed but 30 mins to dig out a suitable pen. The type of pen you select is
quite important it seems; a thin-walled charity biro was the one I succeeded
with in the end.

Regards,

-david

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