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Smart Lock Can be Hacked 'in Seconds'

posted by chromas on Friday June 15 2018, @01:20PM   Printer-friendly
from the where's-the-blockchain? dept.

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

A hi-tech padlock secured with a fingerprint can be opened by anyone with a smartphone, security researchers have found.

On its website, Tapplock is described as the "world's first smart fingerprint padlock".

But researchers said it took just 45 minutes to find a way to unlock any Tapplock.

[...] The "major flaw" in its design is that the unlock key for the device is easily discovered because it is generated from the Bluetooth Low Energy ID that is broadcast by the lock.

Anyone with a smartphone would be able to pick up this key if they scanned for Bluetooth devices when close to a Tapplock.

Using this key in conjunction with commands broadcast by the Tapplock would let attackers successfully open any one they found, said Mr Tierney.

In response, Tapplock said in a statement that it was issuing a software update.

-- submitted from IRC

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  • (Score: 2) by FatPhil on Friday June 15 2018, @03:04PM (3 children)

    by FatPhil (863) <{pc-soylent} {at} {asdf.fi}> on Friday June 15 2018, @03:04PM (#693520) Homepage
    Can someone make the actual vid available somewhere, my browser doesn't cope with the BBC website well.
    (And don't say you love the Brits, some of us are complete Cnuts.)
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  • (Score: 5, Informative) by sjames on Friday June 15 2018, @05:24PM (2 children)

    by sjames (2882) on Friday June 15 2018, @05:24PM (#693595) Journal

    Quick summary, guy thumps the top of the "safe" with his fist and the "locked" door pops open.

    • (Score: 2) by FatPhil on Friday June 15 2018, @05:49PM (1 child)

      by FatPhil (863) <{pc-soylent} {at} {asdf.fi}> on Friday June 15 2018, @05:49PM (#693609) Homepage
      Thanks! Out of mods at the moment, someone with a spare one please drop one above...
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