First it was those Kensington laptop locks. Then it was those Kryptonite bike locks. Now you can add Master Lock steering wheel locks to the list of "secure" locks you can pick with a ballpoint pen.

BOSTON (AP) -- You don't have to be the Man of Steel to open a Kryptonite bike lock. Faster than a speeding bullet, word is spreading across the Internet, through cyclist hangouts and into bike shops ...

BOSTON — You don’t have to be the Man of Steel to open a Kryptonite bike lock. Faster than a speeding bullet, word is spreading across the Internet, through cyclist hangouts and into bike shops that ...

BOSTON — Bike lock maker Kryptonite struggled to reassure customers and protect its reputation on Friday after the disclosure that its famous U-lock could be opened by a ballpoint pen. Kryptonite said ...

I didn’t believe this, but it’s true. I just opened my Kryptonite 2000 lock with a ballpoint pen using these instructions. I guess it’s back to the cable combination lock for me. Here’s something from ...

jeez, this seems like the end of an entire class of locks. first kryptonite’s bike locks were shown to be opened with a ballpoint pen, and now master lock’s steering wheel locks also seem to have the ...

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 ...