Researchers have discovered that hacking into a hotel room can be done with pretty much any electronic key lying around. Master keys for hotel rooms can be created “out of thin air,” F-Secure, a ...

Researchers say a “master key” hack could put millions of hotel rooms at risk of being unlocked.Researchers at F-Secure, a Finnish cyber security company, said hotel rooms in over 160 countries and at ...

A laptop theft from a hotel room a decade ago sparked a mission for a couple security researchers. The hotel staff dismissed the claim because there was no sign of forced or unauthorized entry—yet the ...

Bad news: With less than $50 of off-the-shelf hardware and a little bit of programming, it's possible for a hacker to gain instant, untraceable access to millions of key card-protected hotel rooms.