Expert warns: These signs can give thieves access to your hotel room
Created: 02/23/2022, 12:48 p.m
Breaking into hotel rooms with the Do Not Disturb sign?
Seems easier than you think.
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A security expert has revealed how easy it is to break into a hotel room.
So you should better protect yourself on your trip.
In a video, a security expert shows how easy it is for strangers to gain access to your hotel room.
All he needs is a "do not disturb" sign.
But see for yourself.
Break down hotel room door with a "do not disturb" sign
The man, who calls himself "LockPickingLawyer" on YouTube, wants to
warn travelers in his video
: It's so easy to get into someone else's room - even without a key card.
A hotel room door can be opened easily with it.
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He proves this impressively in his video: He was in the "Marriot Hotel" and noticed that the latch on some doors was not fully engaged, as this is probably a
design error
, which is not uncommon.
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He grabs the door handle in the video to demonstrate that the door is really locked.
Then he goes to work: He grabs the
"Do not disturb" sign
and pushes it into the gap between the door and the door frame.
Within seconds, the door handle can be moved and the
door opens
.
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: If you make this mistake in the hotel, you could fall victim to a scam.
In the video, the man explains that he then drew the hotel's attention to the poor construction of the doors
so that they could fix the error
and thus ensure greater security for the guests.
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There are many comments under the video expressing how disturbing what was shown was for them.
One writes: "
Shocking
how someone can install such things. Actually quite scary."
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