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A security researcher who goes by the nickname of Plore has bypassed the security locks of the Armatix IP1 smart pistol by using only three magnets worth $15.
The researcher showed off his findings at this year's DEF CON security conference, held in Las Vegas last week.
The gun uses a simple locking system to prevent unauthorized firing. For someone to shoot the small pistol, he needs to wear a watch that sends an authorization token via radio signals to the gun and activates the trigger.
Armatix launched the IP1 smart gun in 2014 and marketed it as a way to prevent thieves or children from firing the gun. The IP1 is currently sold for prices varying from $1,400 to $1,800.
Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/smart-pistol-locking-system-foiled-by-15-magnets/
(Score: 3, Interesting) by JNCF on Wednesday August 02 2017, @04:06PM
I like your absurd pedantism, AC -- I really do! -- but it doesn't go quite far enough. Even putting aside guns that randomly shoot, safety and security can both be incrementally added to a gun without blocking the ability to fire. I don't have one, but I liked the design of the Zore X. [youtube.com] Compared to a gun with nothing chambered, the only issues I see are the standard privacy concerns of IoT devices. There's no reason a system like this couldn't be integrated, so long as the failure mode of the smart gun is still a working gun that fires when you need it to. Letting the owner know when a round gets chambered or the gun walks out of the house increases both safety and security.