Then he gives his “high tech” magnet to his 13-year-old son Israel and “commands” him to open a lock. According to the father, he provides absolutely no information about the lock, where ...

A locksmith has claimed that bolted safes can be forced open using just one magnet and a sock, and even demonstrated this technique in a short video.

Locksmith Terry Whin-Yates has demonstrated how he opened an electronic safe using a magnet and a sock.

When a neighbor told him that the locks he had bought could be opened by a powerful magnet costing about $30, Kutoff was perturbed.

The magnetic key is only going to work through a certain thickness of wood panel, and once the lock is discovered even a desktop toy can be used to access your drawer’s contents.

Locksmith says burglars are using 'scary' new magnet tactic to break-in Thieves are using magnets and sticking them across the bolthole of a door while the occupants are still home.

Here is Mr. Locksmith demonstrating how a rare earth magnet can exploit the nickel piece in this Sentry Electronic Safe to get it open without any damage.