{"id":53678,"date":"2023-10-20T16:24:32","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T16:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/security-blunder-us-airport-luggage-master-key-3d-printed-from-photo-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T16:24:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T16:24:32","slug":"security-blunder-us-airport-luggage-master-key-3d-printed-from-photo-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/security-blunder-us-airport-luggage-master-key-3d-printed-from-photo-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"Security blunder: US airport luggage master key 3D printed from photo – StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"
Posting photos of important keys has been a big no-no in the security industry and the American Transport Security Administration (TSA) department just found out why.<\/p>\n
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Someone at the TSA is in a lot of trouble today after photos were posted online of the key the agency uses to open luggage at the airport, leading some enterprising folks to publish files allowing anyone to 3D print the master key, as Wired<\/i> reports.<\/p>\n
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In a testament to how quickly a little security mistake can have real-life consequences, it took only an hour for someone to print the master key and prove that it works on a TSA-approved lock.<\/p>\n
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\nOMG, it’s actually working!!! pic.twitter.com\/rotJPJqjTg<\/a><\/p>\n