A few weeks ago hacker Samy Kamkar showed the world how to easily crack a Master combination lock—the same kind used on thousands of school lockers—in eight tries or fewer. But who has the time for ...

Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry's ...

Samy Kamkar posted a video on his Twitter page explaining the technique to crack a combination lock, which involves lifting up the locked shackle of a lock, and making multiple turns of it. (YouTube) ...

It might be time to ditch the combination locks and put your valuables behind a good old-fashioned lock and key. A hacker has built a device that can crack a combination lock in as little as 30 ...