Hackers’ Hotel Heist: Cheap Cloning Trick Unlocks Millions of Rooms Worldwide

Unlocking a vulnerability: Researchers crack the code on 3 million hotel keycards, exposing “Unsaflok” and leaving Dormakaba scrambling to safeguard your next stay. Cheap cloning capers could be the key to your room—and not just yours!

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When you thought the worst thing about hotels was the mystery stains on the carpet, enter the "Unsaflok" debacle. Picture this: a merry band of hackers, some cheap tech, and a keycard cloning party that could turn any Las Vegas escapade into "Ocean’s 14". It's the kind of story that makes you want to sleep with one eye open... and a chair jammed against the door.

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