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<blockquote data-quote="upnorth" data-source="post: 696400" data-attributes="member: 38832">[MEDIA=youtube]1xrdwhisW-M[/MEDIA]Quote : &quot; One of Amazon&#039;s top-selling electronic gun safes contains a critical vulnerability that allows it to be opened by virtually anyone, even when they don&#039;t know the password.The Vaultek VT20i handgun safe, ranked fourth in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/sporting-goods/4200861/ref=pd_zg_hrsr_sg_1_7_last" target="_blank">Amazon&#039;s gun safes and cabinets category</a>, allows owners to electronically open the door using a Bluetooth-enabled smartphone app. The remote unlock feature is supposed to work only when someone knows the four- to eight-digit personal identification number used to lock the device. But it turns out that this PIN safeguard can be bypassed using a standard computer and a small amount of programming know-how. &quot;Issues with Bluetooth locks ain&#039;t new news as even a year ago it was reported. <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2016/08/10/researcher-finds-huge-security-flaws-in-bluetooth-locks/" target="_blank">Researcher finds huge security flaws in Bluetooth locks</a>Here&#039;s another nasty thing that can hit bluetooth users.[MEDIA=youtube]LLNtZKpL0P8[/MEDIA]Even I can appreciate a smooth and fast bluetooth connection that automatically connects with my car stereo and the music just starts play. But open my door at home or elsewhere or a gun safe? Way too skittish IMO. Btw did Bluetooth 5 that was introduced about a year ago ( scroll down to Similar Threads ) help solve this issue or is it even worse nowdays? What&#039;s your thoughts?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="upnorth, post: 696400, member: 38832"] [MEDIA=youtube]1xrdwhisW-M[/MEDIA] Quote : " One of Amazon's top-selling electronic gun safes contains a critical vulnerability that allows it to be opened by virtually anyone, even when they don't know the password. The Vaultek VT20i handgun safe, ranked fourth in [URL='https://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/sporting-goods/4200861/ref=pd_zg_hrsr_sg_1_7_last']Amazon's gun safes and cabinets category[/URL], allows owners to electronically open the door using a Bluetooth-enabled smartphone app. The remote unlock feature is supposed to work only when someone knows the four- to eight-digit personal identification number used to lock the device. But it turns out that this PIN safeguard can be bypassed using a standard computer and a small amount of programming know-how. " Issues with Bluetooth locks ain't new news as even a year ago it was reported. [URL='https://www.engadget.com/2016/08/10/researcher-finds-huge-security-flaws-in-bluetooth-locks/']Researcher finds huge security flaws in Bluetooth locks[/URL] Here's another nasty thing that can hit bluetooth users. [MEDIA=youtube]LLNtZKpL0P8[/MEDIA] Even I can appreciate a smooth and fast bluetooth connection that automatically connects with my car stereo and the music just starts play. But open my door at home or elsewhere or a gun safe? Way too skittish IMO. Btw did Bluetooth 5 that was introduced about a year ago ( scroll down to Similar Threads ) help solve this issue or is it even worse nowdays? What's your thoughts? [/QUOTE]

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