How a weekend lock picker can help make your home safer—or at least help you talk to a locksmith with confidence.

In the movies, picking a lock looks like a matter of sticking a bobby pin through a keyhole and twisting it around a little. In reality, it’s a complicated process that involves assessing the ...

You can learn the basics of lock picking from a GIF, but for a more nuanced look at the techniques required to actually get a lock open without the key, ...

Have you ever wanted to learn how to pick locks? Well, this stupid simple GIF is your ticket. Now you just need to practice. A lock, in its simplest form, ...

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The “lockpick village” is a tradition at Defcon, the world’s largest conference for hackers. Austin Appel of the lockpicking organization TOOOL shows Forbes the basics of picking a lock ...

Lock picking is as old as locks themselves, and is enjoyed as a hobby and practical skill worldwide. While it has been tainted in many people's minds as something only done by criminals, it is in ...