Via Ars Technica, hacker Samy Kamkar this week posted a video that shows how you can crack the code of a Master Lock combination in eight tries or fewer.

When it comes to Master Locks, you don't even need a bolt cutter to get through. These locks have a mechanical quirk that makes it easy to guess the code in eight tries or less.

Earlier this year, I wrote about a viral video that showed you how to crack almost any Master Lock code in 8 tries or less.

Security researcher Samy Kamkar developed a web app that can help you crack Master Lock’s ubiquitous padlock in a matter of minutes. Fiddling with your lock as described in this video gives you ...

Long, long ago we covered a method to crack a Master lock in about 30 minutes or less. Here’s a revival of the same method but now the instructions to retrieve the combination are in info-gra… ...

Executives at Master Lock can’t be happy with some of the videos that have gone viral on YouTube this year. Earlier this year, I wrote about a viral video that showed you how to crack almost any ...

If you ever forget the combination to your bike lock, here's how to open the lock—without any tools required. A word to the wise: You might also consider getting a more secure kind of lock for ...

Alongside the mind-boggling brain teaser, he wrote, “Can you still crack the code?” The brain teaser features a lock that can only be opened with a four-digit code.