Security

Onity provides lock upgrades following hack

Following a presentation by a hacker at last month’s Black Hat cyber security conference in Las Vegas of a potential vulnerability in Onity hotel locks, the company recently announced that it will be ...
The Economist

Picking the lock

LAST MONTH Cody Brocious, a software developer for Mozilla, the company that makes the Firefox web browser, appeared at a hacking conference in Las Vegas to demonstrate a security flaw in hotel-room ...
Ars Technica

Fix for hotels’ electronic door lock hack slow to roll out

Electronic lock manufacturer Onity has finally agreed to reimburse its customers—major hotel chains like Marriott, Hyatt, and InterContinental (IHG)—for some of the costs of replacing its hackable ...
BBC

Lock firm Onity offering security fix

The firm that makes door locks with a well-publicised security vulnerability has said it is offering a fix. Onity makes locks for hotel rooms around the world, but a hacker revealed in July that a ...
Ars Technica

Hotel room burglars exploit critical flaw in electronic door locks

A Houston-based Hyatt is one of a handful of hotels in Texas targeted by digital tools that effortlessly open electronic door locks in a matter of seconds, according to a published report. The ...
BBC

Lock firm Onity offering security fix

The firm that makes door locks with a well-publicised security vulnerability has said it is offering a fix. Onity makes locks for hotel rooms around the world, but a hacker revealed in July that a ...