Comments on: Hotel break-ins blamed on flaw in keycard system

By: pupdog

pupdog — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 19:43:00 +0000

I thought part of the original report was that the ports were on the inside of the door/lock set, not externally available. Putting a programming port for a lock on the outside of the lock just seems like asking for trouble…

By: SedanChair

SedanChair — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 10:39:00 +0000

Many geeks enjoy lockpicking and hacking equally well.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 07:27:00 +0000

“………..No moleste..”

By: Steve Allen

Steve Allen — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 06:46:00 +0000

So the difference between the past and present is that tension wrench and pick took skill, but this requires only being a geek?

By: Michael Smith

Michael Smith — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 06:02:00 +0000

Maybe they should disable those ports with a 3mm drill bit prior to plugging them with putty.