Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Homeowners are choosing smart locks over electronic locks time and time again—in fact, more than 12 million households have ...

I received this note and the film being referenced is scary. I find nothing about this ability for "master keys to be bumped/used on MOST house locks". Is this a scam, or is principle similar to ...

If you think you're safe in your home just because you've locked the door, think again. The bad guys may be able to slip into your home with little effort with something called lock bumping. With just ...

WASHINGTON – A method robbers can use to open a locked door is getting a lot of attention online — it’s called “lock bumping.” In a nutshell, lock bumping involves making a specially cut key, ...

A close friend recently sent me a link to an article on a technique to open locks. The trick is that it's simple and easy to learn. There's no manual dexterity involved and it works on most any lock.

TULSA, OK -- If you think your home is secure, just because you lock the door, think again. Criminals can get past 90 percent of all locks with a simple technique called lock bumping. It leaves ...

Locks operated with keys were first invented 4,000 years ago in Ancient Egypt. These locks were far simpler than today's, but their operating principles were the same. Is it any wonder that most of ...