About a month ago, I picked up a training lockpick set. I’ve always been curious about how lock picking works and how difficult it really is. In the process of learning, I discovered not only how easy ...

Locks are designed to keep honest people out. (Dishonest people can always break a window.) But that doesn't mean that honest people can't enjoy picking them. I've been an amateur lock picker for four ...

Laura Genung works the sliver of metal inside a padlock, probing the pins inside. “I’m so close I can feel it,” the 17-year-old Girl Scout says, exasperated. This catches the attention of her ...

Breaking into a computer system is an art. It requires talent, patience, knowledge, and a lot of luck. While most of the probing, picking, and testing plays out in long lines of code on a computer ...

Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry's ...

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 fact ...