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This fingerprint-verified smart lock can be foiled by a magnet:
Tapplock, a company that makes fingerprint-verified locks, has had a rough time with its locks' security. The company's flagship lock, which has been available since 2019, is apparently easy to pop open with a magnet. YouTuber LockPickingLawyer published a video last week showing how he could use a powerful magnet to turn the motor inside the Tapplock One Plus, causing it to open. The entire process takes less than 30 seconds.
The Tapplock One Plus costs $99 and features a fingerprint sensor. It also has built-in Bluetooth, so people can unlock it using an app. In response to the video, Tapplock commented: "Wow! Shout out to LPL for finding this exploit. Working on a fix with magnetic shielding, will be back."
This is a commendable reply, although it doesn't do much for people who already bought the lock. Most companies ignore bug reports or fail to fix the flaw. It at least seems like Tapplock wants to figure out how to prevent this kind of attack.
(Score: 2) by Freeman on Wednesday April 08 2020, @08:50PM (3 children)
YouTube doesn't lend itself to informative links. Thus, I'm not going to click on some random video that I have no idea what it is. While YouTube is "relatively safe", there's plenty of random crazyness on there that I don't want to look at.
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 2) by RS3 on Wednesday April 08 2020, @09:06PM (2 children)
I'm not sure why I'm replying.
Okay, so YouTube URLs aren't descriptive, but I gave a nice concise description with a nice link that might take all of 10 seconds to see if it's informative.
And, if you're that worried about videos, I can recommend some browser plugins that prevent videos from playing until you initiate it.
I would understand your sentiment toward an AC, but I try to be a very positive contributor to SN.
(Score: 2) by Freeman on Wednesday April 08 2020, @09:20PM (1 child)
You're an unknown entity on a site that's all for free speech. Also, I'm not going to track all the users I think I can trust to not post some disturbing content that just so happens to be on YouTube. Better to go to known trusted sites. YouTube is not a known trusted site. The only parts of YouTube I trust to be reasonable are the channels I subscribe to.
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 3, Funny) by RS3 on Thursday April 09 2020, @12:59AM
For all the time you've spent in this thread, you could've clicked the link.