Professionals lockpickers in Germany have figured out how to create a plastic "bump" key using 3D-printing that can unlock a high-security lock Jos Weyers, Unlocked In TV shows such as Prison Break, ...

A skeleton key, one that can open any lock, is normally something confined to the realms of films and television. But two engineers claim to have devised a 3D printed ‘bump key’ that, with a bit of ...

The University of Michigan has developed a programme called KeysForge that, on paper, looks like it kicks open the door for a burglar-friendly dystopian future. With Keysforge, users can apparently ...

The security of high-end handcuffs depends on a detainee not having access to certain small, precisely-shaped objects. In the age of easy 3D printing and other DIY innovations, that assumption may no ...