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11-year-old Proves Locks Not So Secure

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the from-the-hands-of-babes dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A new security column at Engadget details the new 'old' threat of bumping locks. The article goes on to describe and demonstrate an 11-year-old girl bypassing a standard 5-pin lock at a recent DefCon Hacker Convention. The girl had no prior experience and didn't even understand the theory she was applying. Scary!"

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  1. Bloody hell a video download by jackhererUK · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Have these peoploe not heard of youtube

  2. Re:Talent is where you find it by grasshoppa · · Score: 0, Redundant

    *clap* *clap* *clap*

    Wish I had mod points.

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  3. oh yeah??!? by hobo+sapiens · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I ROT13 my super secret files 48 times! Nobody is gonna get their grubby mits on my plans for world domination OR my secret recipe for iced tea!

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    1. Re:oh yeah??!? by snowgirl · · Score: 0, Redundant

      That's nothing, I use ROT1 141167095653376 times. I suppose that it should take someone quite a bit of time to break that encryption, I mean, it takes me long enough to encrypt, it would have to be hard for them to decrypt right?

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