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Hundreds of Internet-Connected Smart Locks Bricked by Manufacturer

posted by Fnord666 on Sunday August 13 2017, @02:56AM   Printer-friendly
from the when-bad-ideas-go-wrong dept.

tonyPick writes:

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.

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  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Sunday August 13 2017, @12:48PM (2 children)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Sunday August 13 2017, @12:48PM (#553225) Journal

    But, how do I demonstrate my coolness and e-peen with a lock that costs less than $400? The first time I bring a girl home, and she sees my sub-standard $300 electronic lock, she'll run away screaming! Why do you think I pay $800 for an iphone, when I could get something just as good for less than $500? E-peen, man, e-peen. The guy with the biggest peen gets the girls! /sarcasm

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  • (Score: 2) by Grishnakh on Monday August 14 2017, @02:11AM (1 child)

    by Grishnakh (2831) on Monday August 14 2017, @02:11AM (#553424)

    The first time I bring a girl home, and she sees my sub-standard $300 electronic lock, she'll run away screaming! Why do you think I pay $800 for an iphone, when I could get something just as good for less than $500?

    It's absolutely true: women with iPhones won't date men with Android phones (or even with older iPhones):
    http://www.marketwatch.com/story/single-iphone-owners-dont-want-to-date-someone-with-an-android-phone-2017-02-07 [marketwatch.com]

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 14 2017, @02:55AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 14 2017, @02:55AM (#553435)

      How about men with no cell phone?

      Not even if they are older and have lots of money??