No one has attempted to sneak a cake with a file in it past Sonoma County courthouse guards. But handcuff keys? That’s a different story. In the first 11 months of this year, security screeners ...

In the age of freely available modeling software, laser cutters and 3D printers, shapes that must stay secret for security's sake don't stay secret for long. Especially, it turns out, when a reporter ...

The security of high-end handcuffs depends on a detainee not having access to certain small, precisely-shaped objects. In the age of easy 3D printing and other DIY innovations, that assumption may no ...

One Uruguayan inmate thought he had a found the keys to his freedom…literally. Ramón Eduardo Mendez Fialho somehow managed to get his hands on a set of handcuff keys used to unlock shackled prisoners ...

As he made his escape in a stolen police car, William Blankenship was getting a little annoyed. The handcuffs around his wrists made it hard to drive. “If you wanna help me, you can tell me where a ...

A convict who secretly swallowed handcuff keys was busted when a full-body x-ray scan revealed they were lodged inside his chest. Ramon Eduardo Mendez Fialho somehow got hold of the metal openers and ...

At this year’s HOPE conference, German competitive lockpicker and security researcher [Ray] gave a talk about escaping high security handcuffs that are probably being used by your local police and ...