Kryptonite Bike Locks Picked with a Bic Pen
This is just lovely. Someone discovered your brand new U-Lock is not safe! Apparently some of the most popular Kryptonite bike locks with the circular keys can be opened up by shoving one of those cheap Bic Pen bodies in and twisting. Video here (more linked from the above page).
Kryptonite is offering free replacements for locks less than two years old and upgrade discounts for older locks (see website for details).
Having seen this and last year’s security paper vulnerability about master key locks I’m not so confident in the physical security we use IRL (In Real Life). Even worse, the guy who published the Lock Vulnerability paper keeps getting hate mail and threats from locksmiths in the industry, who have apparently not heard that “security through obscurity” just doesn’t work.
UPDATE: Excellent Ebay Auction Here
