High Security Handcuffs Opened With 3D-Printed and Laser-Cut Keys

Sparrowvsrevolution writes "In a workshop Friday at the Hackers On Planet Earth conference in New York, a German hacker and security consultant who goes by the name 'Ray' showed that he could open high-security handcuffs from manufacturers Chubb and Bonowi with plastic copies of keys that he cheaply produced with a laser-cutter and a 3D printer. Both companies attempt to control the distribution of their keys to keep them exclusively in the hands of authorized buyers such as law enforcement. Lasercut plexiglass versions of the Chubb key, which opens handcuffs like the ones used in passenger airline restraints, were selling for $4 at the conference. Ray plans to post the CAD file for the key on the 3D printing site Thingiverse after LockCon later this week."

Comments

Mcgyver

[Anonymous Coward]

Mcgyver used a bar of soap and a file to copy keys. Color me unimpressed.

Re:Mcgyver

[future assassin]

What if the laser was on a shark?

Re:Mcgyver

[PPH]

And neither will take kindly to being called MacGruber.

Re:Mcgyver

[bitt3n]

Mcgyver used a bar of soap and a file to copy keys. Color me unimpressed.

Ok, you're colored. But what's this? Suddenly you're pulled over and in need of a handcuff key.

Re:Mcgyver

[swb]

The real hard part is doing any of that with a broom handle sticking out of your ass.

see

[Anonymous Coward]

See, that's why they should simply use magical warding and locking spells. Then anyone trying to escape would have to get a really lucky die roll to overcome the caster level of the original lock spell.

Re:see

[MachDelta]

Ah, but what if i'm carrying plastic keys AND a loaded D20? What will you do then?

Endless Cycle

[Master Moose]

Now lets say this type of key creation is outlawed. .

Create handcuff keys
Be put in handcuffs
Use Key. Escape

It will be like bribing Law enforcement with counterfeit cash