KRYPTONITE BIKE LOCK EASILY DEFEATED BY BALL POINT PEN IN 2004: AN EMPLE OF INSECURITY ENGINEERIN FAILURES

The KRYPTONITE bike lock is the most famous in the world. In 2004, Tobias issued a security alert showing how to defeat this lock in seconds with the plastic barrel of a ballpoint pen. Schlage had to recall 350,000 bike locks because of the security issue that allowed the locks to be opened without any trace or damage. Read the article in the New York Times in 2004.

The Pen Is Mightier Than the Lock – The New York Times

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