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According to The Register a firmware update mistake has managed to brick hundreds of internet-connected door locks:
The upshot is you can't use the builtin keypad on the devices to unlock the door. Lockstate's smart locks are popular among Airbnb hosts as it allows them to give guests an entry code to get into properties without having to share physical keys. Lockstate is even a partner with Airbnb.
Earlier this week, though, new software was automatically sent out to folks' $469 Lockstate 6000i locks – one of the upstart's top residential smart locks – which left the keypad entirely useless. The crashed locks – which connect to your home Wi-Fi for remote control and monitoring as well as firmware updates – are now going to be out of action for at least a week.
[...] The physical key on the lock should still work, but that's going to be cold comfort for a lot of Airbnb users, who prefer to keep the physical keys to themselves and set an access code for each lodger that stops by.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 14 2017, @03:00AM
Believe or or not, a top guy at a USA aerospace supplier told me that they have avionics quality software written by a group in India. It seems that they have their own office in India where they hire and train their own people. He said it's working OK and is somewhat cheaper than doing it in USA. No one working at that office is contracted from one of the big Indian IT firms.