![]() ![]() In fact, it appears they never told anyone about their secret until this fall.Īnd then the word leaked out and eventually ended up in the hands of lawyers, who decided that everyone was at risk and had been misled as to the security of the locks. “The Lords work.” They never told anyone how they were doing it. ![]() ![]() The home and business owners thought it was a miracle: How can you wave your hand in front of my door lock and it opens? “Magic,” the saviors answered. So, for the past eighteen months, they have been performing Magnetic Mitzvahs (a good deed or charitable act under Jewish law) for the residents of Brooklyn, compliments of the deficient or defective design of the Simplex. It seems that in the summer of 2009, one of these volunteers figured out that many of the Kaba locks could be opened with a relatively inexpensive magnet. Why? Because during the Sabbath, one cannot carry keys nor do any other work that would violate religious doctrine.Įnter the dozen or so volunteers, the Jewish Geek Squad as it were, who help the elderly of the community when they need things fixed, technical-gizmo related assistance, or to get into their houses in Brooklyn when they have forgotten the combination to their door locks. It seems that Kaba has found a niche in the Orthodox community, especially in New York. He is Jewish, Orthodox, lives in Brooklyn, deals in real estate, and until last summer, had confidence that his Simplex push-button lock would protect his property from unauthorized entry. Yesterday, I interviewed one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit. Kosher Locks (without bagels) in Brooklyn So, for the past week I have been investigating three critical issues as a follow-up: just how the vulnerability was discovered by non-experts in relation to the Simplex series of locks, what is the fix that Kaba has devised to ensure the security of thousands of facilities that rely upon these devices, and is their fix effective? Because of the number of locks that may be affected throughout the world (with many in critical facilities), I view this as an extremely important security concern. ![]()
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