Security News > 2024 > March > Unsaflok flaw can let hackers unlock millions of hotel doors
Researchers disclosed vulnerabilities today that impact 3 million Saflok electronic RFID locks deployed in 13,000 hotels and homes worldwide, allowing the researchers to easily unlock any door in a hotel by forging a pair of keycards.
As first reported by Wired, the researchers were invited to a private hacking event in Las Vegas, where they competed with other teams to find vulnerabilities in a hotel room and all the devices within it.
The team of researchers focused on finding vulnerabilities in the Saflok electronic lock for the hotel room, discovering security flaws that could open any door within the hotel.
Today, the researchers publicly disclosed the Unsaflok vulnerabilities for the first time, warning that they impact almost 3 million doors utilizing the Saflok system.
"We are disclosing limited information on the vulnerability now to ensure hotel staff and guests are aware of the potential security concern," reads the post by the researchers.
The researchers promised to share the full details of the Unsaflok attack in the future when the remediation effort reaches satisfactory levels.