The Internet is making easier for criminals to get their hands on a tool that can pick a lock in seconds. For years, locksmiths have used "bump keys." With a tap, the key can pick nearly all ...

DENVER - Crooks surfing the Web now have access to a video that could teach them a new trick for breaking into your home. A method called "bump keying" is quick, appears easy and uses similar ...

Thanks to the popularity of such Web sites as YouTube, as well as other readily available how-to video tutorials and full-length training seminars, this well-kept trade practice is now very public.

We've all locked ourselves out of our homes or offices at least once, but what do you do when there aren't any handy spare keys laying around? Well, seeing as how we live in the future, you could ...

A skeleton key, one that can open any lock, is normally something confined to the realms of films and television. But two engineers claim to have devised a 3D printed ‘bump key’ that, with a bit of ...