This is the second of a four-part article about the security of mechanical locks and how they can be easily compromised, often in seconds, with simple to sophisticated tools that are readily available ...

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.

One of the hairier unintended consequences of cheap 3-D printing is that any troublemaker can duplicate a key without setting foot in a hardware store. But clever lockpickers like Jos Weyers and ...