A string of break-ins at a Houston hotel are being blamed on hackers who exploited a flaw in room locks, a vulnerability that was exposed this year at the Black Hat Security Conference in Las Vegas.

Let's start with two non-controversial propositions: (1) no lock offers perfect security, and (2) any lock that can be defeated by a "stupidly simple" method is functionally worthless. But can a buyer ...

Criminals in the Phoenix area are stealing hotel guests' belongings by exploiting a known software flaw in electronic room locks, demonstrating how an unpatched security flaw can have real-life ...

Hackers have created a device that fits inside a dry-erase pen that can be used to instantly open hundreds of thousands of hotel door locks worldwide. Security-conscious guests may wish to leave their ...