Fix for hotels' electronic door lock hack slow to roll out Manufacturer now says it will cover most costs to replace all 4 million locks.
by Cyrus Farivar Dec 7 2012 Ars Technica 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 locks. Back in July, a security researcher exposed the fact that Onity locks (in use on around 4 million hotel rooms worldwide) could be disabled in a matter of seconds using a custom-designed kit that cost about $50. The company acknowledged the flaw but did not offer much in the way of a response until November. Last month, following the theft of a laptop from a Texas hotel room using this hardware hack, the company began instituting a temporary hardware fix by physically blocking access to the ports with epoxy, and more recently, with a plastic plug and "security screws." ... http://arstechnica.com/security/2012/12/fix-for-hotels-electronic-door-lock-hack-slow-to-roll-out/ Lock Firm Onity Starts To Shell Out For Security Fixes To Hotels' Hackable Locks 12/06/2012 http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/12/06/lock-firm-onity-starts-to-shell-out-for-security-fixes-to-hotels-hackable-locks/ Hacker Will Expose Potential Security Flaw In Four Million Hotel Room Keycard Locks 7/23/2012 http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/07/23/hacker-will-expose-potential-security-flaw-in-more-than-four-million-hotel-room-keycard-locks/ _______________________________________________ Please be sure to include a URL to the article. Reply to the sender with a "Thank you" if you like this post. _______________________________________________ Medianews mailing list [email protected] http://lists.etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews
