“Scandal” might be too strong a word. But you’d think the TSA would have been ashamed when hackers released 3D-printer files for its master keys, which can open any any TSA-recommended luggage lock.

TSA-recognized locks provide little more than a false sense of security. That’s not news. It is news, however, that some hacker type has uploaded the CAD files of the agency’s master keys to Github, ...

It took only a few minutes in the public's eye for one of the TSA's master key designs to have its portrait drawn up and 3D printed. More of the master keys are being rendered as CAD (computer aided ...

The ability to duplicate keys with a 3D printer is certainly nothing new, but so far we’ve only seen the technique used against relatively low hanging fruit. It’s one thing to print a key that will ...

Ever wonder how an airport security screener manages to access the contents of your luggage, even when it’s locked? The answer is a set of skeleton keys that will work on every kind of luggage lock ...

On Saturday evening, during the Eleventh HOPE conference in New York City, three hackers released the final master key used by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), which opens Safe Skies ...

It's entirely understandable that the TSA would want to have its own "brand" of approved locks. It's a simple concept: give the TSA a shortcut into a luggage lock in case the need for an inspection ...