Vaultek VT20i handgun safe can be hacked

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Top-selling handgun safe can be remotely opened in seconds—no PIN needed

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 Amazon's gun safes and cabinets category, 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.

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Locks are merely delaying devices. On this particular unit, the delay is as long as it takes a third grader and an iPhone to download a hack. There is a difference between "locked" and "secured". Safes and doors may appear to be locked but it's another story if they are secure.