A Basic Device That Cracks Hi-Tech Safes | Hacklab | WIRED

Safes are common in America, protecting cash, guns, narcotics, and personal documents in homes and workplaces. This video explores a simple device capable of bypassing advanced safe security systems.

A Basic Device That Cracks Hi-Tech Safes | Hacklab | WIRED
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369.0K views • Sep 11, 2025
A Basic Device That Cracks Hi-Tech Safes | Hacklab | WIRED

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Safes are everywhere in America, securing everything from cash and guns to narcotics and sensitive personal documents—in both homes and workplaces. But with no drills or cutting tools, security researchers James Rowley and Mark Omo have developed two separate techniques for cracking the Securam ProLogic L02, a digital lock used on 8 popular brands of high security electronic safes sold in the U.S. The kicker? The company that makes the lock has no plans to update its code, leaving safes across the country vulnerable.

Read more: https://www.wired.com/story/securam-prologic-safe-lock-backdoor-exploits/

Director: Lisandro Perez-Rey
Director of Photography: Charlie Jordan
Editor: A.J. Schultz
Talent: James Rowley; Mark Omo
Host: Andy Greenberg
Written by: Andy Greenberg; Lisandro Perez-Rey
Line Producer: Jamie Rasmussen
Associate Producer: Brandon White
Production Manager: Peter Brunette
Production Coordinator: Rhyan Lark
Camera Operator: Jake Kinney
Gaffer: Nicholas Villafuerte
Sound Mixer: Rado Stefanov
Production Assistant: Abigayle Devine
Assistant Editor: Britt Bernstein

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