Hackers open 3 million hotel doors in just a few seconds - Cybersecurity. A team of "ethical" hackers spent a year and a half testing the magnetic keys that are used to open common hotel doors.
Ian Carroll and Lennert Wouters lead the team that identified the issue, called "Unsaflok" The name derives from the lock model produced by Saflok, installed in 13,000 hotels and homes in 131 countries around the world. In November 2022 the experts reported their findings to lock manufacturer Dormakaba, which updated the devices.