I imagine in a few years in the pentagon, a guard just hears "this is the lockpicking lawyer and while this lock may seem secure, it has a major flaw" coming from the high security vault.
I bet there are MANY cybersecurity experts out there, thanking their lucky stars that LPL did not choose to specialize in breaking into computer networks!
@@DariusD0815 That limits his scope to ones he can geographically reach. Imagine how much damage he could do if he chose to reach in via the internet and security weak points!
@@rayray8687 that’s actually the job of the guy with the rifle in the guard tower. Bullets keep people in our out, your choice, but not locks. Locks are for innocent people who need a little dissuasion when they think they may step out of line…
@@tmprillwitz: I have a funny feeling that neither locks nor the guy in the tower have much effect on actual prison breaks - I mean nobody kicks down the cell door and goes running out the front gate. Well, except maybe in a few C-grade Zorro or Robin Hood movies, lol.
@@rayray8687 true, but without that guy in the tower, the prisoners would just take over the heavily outnumbered guards and do what they want. I guess my point is that locks are just a deterrent not actually a safeguard. I bought a used pick up truck from a towing company and they inadvertently left a kit to open cars when they get locked with the keys in them, and had fun using the kit to see how long it took to open the doors in each of my cars with the doors locked and I was amazed. Just a small inflatable air bag, 2 small blocks to hold the space in the door and a long bent metal rod with a handle. I keep the kit in my garage just in case I ever lock my keys in one of my cars. Costs about $100 where I live depending on time of day and location. But if I was a criminal, I could be in your car in 2 min and most alarms wouldnt even go off. But then again….I’m honest….
In a remote start alarm instructions it said keep honest people honest by hooking up the brake kill switch to turn the car off if someone gets on and hits the brake to shift into drive
Basically, what I’ve learned with lock picking lawyer is that most lock manufacturers are hoping thieves don’t take the time to research how to defeat locks and if they did, we’d all be in a lot more trouble!
Yes and no. The alternate is just as fast for most, just louder. Like here, a rock or brick will get you into the store. If you use a brick or this tool, the alarm is still going off. This tool will not prevent a smash and grab
@@IncredulousIndividual They do if picking the lock is the easiest way into wherever they mean to do their thieving. Usually that isn't the case, though, since windows are a thing and rocks are easy to acquire.
There is also an easy fix for this. The issue is that you usually have free access through that gap between the two doors on a storefront because they don't close as tight together as a single door in a doorframe does. Most of these store front doors will have an optional cover that attaches to the main door to cover that opening, or alternatively you can bolt a steel plate over top of it yourself.
so then you just make the pick longer and with a offset angle. an internal blocker would work better. as long as the big gap is there you can keep modifying the pick. and yes we all know the lock itself is still the weakest leank. sorry about spelling.
@@bonepie If you're willing to bring an axe to create a tiny opening in the door, then chances are that you're willing to bring an axe to smash a hole in the door, too. At that point it's pretty moot to discuss locking mechanisms, 'cause chances are that it's the structural integrity of the door that keeps axe invaders at bay.
Firefighter here. Bought the tool to add to our kit (version 2, the folding one). I couldn’t get it to work on any of the Adam’s Rite locks I had in my training pile of locks. The locks I had available to me had two roll pins installed on both sides of the pin you are trying to grab, so you can’t effectively get the hook around the pin. The locks I had varied from old storefronts that donated them to me for training as well as some cheap Chinese manufactured junk ones. That isn’t to say that this tool doesn’t work, it just doesn’t work on all versions of a Adams Rite, at least none of the 15 or so I have.
@@oscarbear1043 im only mediocre at picking locks and my dad is a firefighter, we regularly get into discussions about entering buildings, ill say "oh this lock has this vulnerability and can be opened in a few seconds" and he will say, "a Halogen tool and a flathead axe will work too" or ill say "dude i could pick that cheesy master lock in 15 seconds" and he will say "a Halogen tool will do it in 5"...like bruh, you dont have to destroy everything you touch
Funny story - when I was in HS I worked at a Radio Shack (1990s). Our front door sometimes refused to open with keys - even after consulting several professionals. My manager at the time actually devised a tool very similar to this to get in when we were locked out. I couldn't stop laughing watching this video. This flaw has been around for a VERY long time.
@@anticat867 Generally yes - these doors are going to be opened, if not manhandled by the public hundreds, even thousands of times per day. If the tolerances were too tight, the doors would quickly wind up binding in the frames and being hard or unpleasant to open.
@@anticat867 It's not as large as it appears but yes, that gap is pretty standard, if not wider. I don't work on locks but do low voltage work on doors (delayed egress, door cameras, etc) and that clearance is fairly standard due to how the doors swing open. Next time you are out, look at how wide the gap is on double doors for most commercial properties.
As a firefighter, I’m really interested in these. We preach being as non destructive as possible but in context for a locked door with no signs of fire, it’s hard to get around things like this. Knox boxes for commercial buildings and (this I believe is less common) suction cups for 99% of glass sliding doors helps, but sometimes there’s a matter of urgency that still doesn’t justify kicking it down. This may have bridged the gap
If there's a fire 🔥 in my house I don't give a fuck how you get in or out break what you need the insurance covers everything there's no need to buy this piece of shit is only for thieves.
Most doors that have these can also be opened simply by pulling really hard without breaking anything. The frames tend to be flexible enough to just bend a bit and let it go if you really yank. Apartment buildings and other places with buzzers also usually have a weak enough thing that holds it shut that it will just pop open. If you're at a door and you don't see any easy way to open it, yank as hard as you can before breaking it. It usually works
@@antoniov4152 Firefighters do a lot of training on forced entry, that's not really a problem. The problem is that they also have to respond to alarms and there might not be signs that there is actually a fire. So while they could take an axe and irons to every door they come across, tools like this give them more options.
@@antoniov4152 mostly also for when you get locked out of your own store/house, especially since that breaking it down being easier and most of the time more effective
If you suspect my house is on fire, please kick in the door. I can buy new hinges and a door frame if needed. I can not, however, afford a new house with new stuff. XD
Fire service here. They make a tool called a K tool ( used with a halligan ) for this which rips off the cylinder head and exposes that little cam action. A simple little bar is then used to push on that cam to open the door. Saves a lot of money for the store owner but this tool would be great if there isn't a plate to block you. Great video!
We need LPL ASMR where he picks locks in public places and you can hear whats going on around him. I very much liked the picking of the door in the rain.
I see a shape, could be a man, or a woman, between 20 and 80, who appears to be able to walk. I believe the police will have them in custody in no time!
@@jedmalashock8386 I managed an Armored Car location. I lived a 15 minute drive away. If the alarm went off in the middle of the night, I had to respond. About 10 minutes to get dressed and out the door, so I was on site within 30 minutes of the alarm activating. Most times, I would beat the police response. And this was in a nice part of the city, near the Constable's office and city and county courthouses. Near the boarder of three different jurisdictions - the one time we called 911 for help (road rage incident), we had cops from three cities, the county, and State Police all respond. Police can't just be everywhere and burglary alarm calls are low priority.
@@colemanmoore9871 To add salt to this gaping wound, I have my own story to tell. I’m one of the lower levels supervisors for Staples. And after a week being out with the flu I misremembered my alarm code. So I ended up setting the alarm off. It took a good ten to fifteen minutes to disable it, and another 20 for my supervisor to get to the store and talk to the alarm company, and in that 35/40 minutes the police never showed up. And to add insult to injury there’s a cop that is stationed across the street from the store cause our parking lot has a wrong left turn there. The cop was in their traffic trap, and the didn’t drive up once. And this was 7am in the morning so it wasn’t like they were swamped.
Similar locks I've seen in NZ, Australia , come with a shield that fits on the door near the lock body, it covers the gap between the door and the frame, it would prevent access to the gap when the door is locked.....
As a paramedic you just said something very interesting. I 100% agree that a tool like that should be in my arsenal… far too often am I locked out of a door and have to wait for fire or police to break it open… only for it to be too late. I would love to see a series or even more tips potentially for first responders to help gain access to people in need during time of emergency. Will definitely be picking one of these picks up for my own use!
That would be a great idea. Focus on the most common locks first responders might encounter and a crash course on the quickest/easiest methods with a recommended list of tools - maybe even a cheat sheet to help identify lock types & basic instructions. It would be great if basic lockpicking skills could be included in training too (whether officially or not) but just having an easy to understand, concise tutorial (including the tools needed) could make a huge difference.
LPL: And here's an interesting design flaw shared by most north american lock manufacturers 4+ Million people: thank you, I am normal and can be trusted with this information
Yes indeed, this is undoubtedly the Most Significant Security Flaw in North America but only next to the Most Significant Security Flaw in North America "the glass door" 😅😅😅
Breaking a glass door is not a "covert" entry. Lock picking and bypasses like this one makes it easy to enter and leave with very little proof. It’s not impossible to prove, but it’s pretty hard. So it’s definitely a more serious flaw than just the glass door.
@@DTHTV1 Glass doors are meant to be able to be broken by either first responders or people escaping a dangerous situation, such as a fire, in the event the door is locked.
@@Sara-L lol. u ever seen a their get locked in a store after they tried to steal & run out. Yeah that way. Lmao if ppl are in the store why the fuckk would there be a gate or a cage. Sounds like maybe I'm talkin outside business hours don't you think ? Put it like this, in yt pepo town you don't need it, other places it's a Must. Do what you want w that info
Yes indeed not covert at all. A glass door is however a significant sucurity flaw covert or not. Its why armored trucks and vault doors are not made of glass
My old man always told me growing up that locks are only good for the honest. As I got older, I met quite a few honest thieves and that made me realize, locks are truly only good for the unmotivated. Don't get me wrong, I still recommend them. A good lock can buy you enough time to grab a good gun.
Well two comments above you is a firefighter showing appreciation and interest for seeing this. It’s not just criminals that need such access to buildings.
Knowledge is knowledge, it is not inherently good or bad : just answer that to know how to protect from criminals, you have to know the flaws of what pass for security today. Just like a specialist in computer security has to know how to hack & penetrate a system.
As a store owner this is both helpful and scary. There are about 20 stores in our little shopping center and I do not recall seeing baffle plates on any of them. I am going to look into getting a one installed ASAP.
Let your fellow stores know too. Hopefully since LPL has a decent following, this will make a stink for the lock makers and generate complaints, thus changing the lock makers practices.
As a security company I would recommend a motion over the doorway facing into the store in this case. Your intrusion system should already have one or more on a commercial store, and the moment someone gains access like this the motion would trip as they step inside. Alternatively having one over the sales area or safe area.
I love how in the last segment he basically assumes that this will NEVER be fixed, and says that this tool would be a good investment for any locksmith or first responder. Shade thrown.
@@ThrowingItAway Yeah, even if they fixed the issue entirely in new locks today, and never sold another lock that was susceptible to this, it would be *decades* before this became an uncommon issue.
That's because the first step to resolving this problem is convincing the manufacturer that there's even a problem worth fixing. How has that worked for Master Lock so far?
IMO, the doors are designed like this purposefully, for the exact reason LPL states in the video: emergency personnel need to be able to get into a building in the event of an emergency. If you build the thing like Fort Knox, then you're going to have to destroy half of the storefront to gain entry which is only more damage. If you're a store that's not selling something like jewelry, you'd much rather thieves get in and steal $200 worth of random
When I first started apprenticeship for a locksmith I was pretty shocked at learning how easy it was to pick or open aluminum frame glass doors. My boss always told me that all locks do is keep honest people honest.
We had a self locking house front door that I managed to lock myself out of one day by leaving my keys inside. Rather than wait 8hrs in 40 C heat for housemates to return home I called a locksmith. We walked around the house and checked all the various windows and back doors, then returned to the front door as being the easiest, as they all had multi locks and internal dead bolts. He spent a good 20mins swearing at the lock, as he had picked it, but it but the door wouldn't open. I then clicked, the door had a slight slump, so you had to lift it slightly even for the key to open it. I duly told the dude and within 10 seconds "pop" it was open. He told me never to get the door properly rehung, as the way it was would defeat 99/100 people if they tried to break into the house. Which was also very unlikely where we lived.
@@OneLeatherBoot Security through obscurity. Unless you know the trick to opening the door, actually doing so is difficult, and an exercise in trial and error.
The reason this isn’t critical is that if you want to break in you can just smash the glass, so no point having more security in the lock than in the door itself.
If a thief with bad intentions that wants to get in a store, they won't even bother picking the locks. Most storefronts have glass doors and display windows. They'll just break the glass door. Ransack and go. As we've seen many times on television.
Most thieves aren’t very smart, hence why they have to resort to robbery to get by. If they were smart they would leave the scene as if it had never been broken into.
@@EskChan19 A thief would not even care for the noise. They know the alarm is going to sound off anyway. They just want fast easy access, snatch grab and go.
I love the rare occassions when LPL goes into the field to demonstrate his locking picking prowess. It also proves LPL is human and does leave his lock picking abode.
I've seen them too. Wonder if someone come up with a tool long enough to get around this. Would like to see a comment from DeviantOlam on this. He covers this kind of thing pretty extensively.
@@hairynose656 then an alarm will go off. I’m betting pulling the lock like this would not set off an alarm. I don’t understand why stores don’t just use standard door handles
In my experience as a door contractor, the reveal between door and frame is usually smaller and would prevent the tool from being inserted. The bigger security risk is the glass. Master keys are laying around everywhere. Rocks, bricks etc.
I have actually seen this happen at our shop when a locksmith was opening our shop's door, while we were inside (we closed on some Sundays to clean the fish tanks). We asked the locksmith why he was there, he claimed that he had a work order from landlord to change the locks for non-payment of rent. We looked at the work order and pointed out that the address was for next door. He apologized and went to the neighbour that has skipped weeks prior. It took the locksmith longer to find his tool than to actually use it. So it is clear that it is very easy to use.
Guess the SOB that stole my CBD supplies used this thing cause the Idiot cops were asking if I had the stuff insured and any drug use that I might need to support in other words I was Suspect Number One ! They didn't even bother to take prints or look at video till I showed to them 🤬😡🥴😆
@@Martin-wx8gd Bullshit lol that just means you're likely rich or connected if you have other experiences with them. 85% of property crime cases go nowhere because they don't give a shit. US property crime clearance rate is only 14.6% from 2020 data.
@@Martin-wx8gd you must consider America a 3rd world country then. I had 20k worth of property damage and theft, had the persons face and drivers plate on camera clearly, cops refused to look at it because " they don't have the time"
He's done a few, but not very often - one of his own vehicles for a Lishi tool, IIRC, the Stuff Made Here locks were installed in a mini-door to simulate field conditions, and of course when he penetrated his ex's back door are examples off the top of my head.
I own a security company and this tool seems like it would be extremely useful for most of my store front contracts because we had instances where a subject would lock themselves in and we would have to wait for the manager while the guy was wrecking the store…
Hahahahahahahahaha you should upload videos of that I would love to see someone about to be arrested having a temper tantrum in like the local Pacsun 😂😂😂
@@ifv2089 That is one of the reasons I left that field of work a few years ago. You see way more examples of human ignorance and stupidity than is good for one's mental well-being - to say nothing about faith in humanity.
I grew up in NYC and all store fronts also had a heavy roll down gate so their security was mostly reliant on the pad locks they used to lock the gates.
I worked at a store with a similar lock. I think the real element of security was being in a relatively nice part of town and having a quick police response time to an alarm.
Or a pair of some nasty looking guard dogs with big shiny teeth and chrome spiked collars patrolling the premise. Guaranteed to keep the drug addict thieves away. It’s a go-to that has always worked!
On my fire department we typically have a channel lock plier with a 90 degree angle bend in the handle (we call it a spoon) that we use to rotate the locking mechanism, breaking the set screw that holds it in place, and then use the spoon to unlock that locking bar. It’s a relatively low damage entry technique, and the lock can be replaced by us. But having watched this video I am going to be ordering some of these for all of our trucks. That was super quick and effective.
If you used a tool like this during the heat of the moment would you be able to keep your cool to open the lock? He makes it look easy but if shit hit the fan id be breaking through the glass rather than using this tool, my hands wouldnt have the dexterity :D
@@crazycowboy213 totally agreed. But you know, firemen also open locked door when there is no fire For instance, an older who's fallen in her house and can't get on her legs because it's broken 🤷♂️ But yeah, when it's urge and we lack dexterity, destroying the door sounds more efficient 😅
Im a first responder. This tool is more simple to use than a lot of other skills that are done under higher stress, like starting an iv. Also there are different escalations depending on the severity of what is happening. If time permits ill usually look for hidden keys or unlocked windows before messing with locks. People usually put the hidden key in brutally obvious places. But there have been time critical ones where i have just used my universal key (boot).
@@rickdeckard6597 This is why im not an emergency services person. I crash the car through the persons house and probably kill them while trying to save them!
@@tommiwiren2405 Facts! A sledgehammer can go through a wall in about 5 minutes, no problem. You can't stop people with a lock if they really want in. Locks are to keep honest people from making a mistake, but someone that wants in, walls, ceilings , windows are all ways in with very little work. Dont get me wrong, less then a minute on a lock is serious talent, but when there is a will, there is a way
ah yes. because they wont just find an easier way in. most of those doorframes are aluminium, enough for and you'll bend it out of the way or just shatter the glass
@@whitedawn2122 Own a musket for home defense, since that's what the founding fathers intended. Four ruffians break into my house. "What the devil?" As I grab my powdered wig and Kentucky rifle. Blow a golf ball sized hole through the first man, he's dead on the spot. Draw my pistol on the second man, miss him entirely because it's smoothbore and nails the neighbors dog. I have to resort to the cannon mounted at the top of the stairs loaded with grape shot, "Tally ho lads" the grape shot shreds two men in the blast, the sound and extra shrapnel set off car alarms. Fix bayonet and charge the last terrified rapscallion. He Bleeds out waiting on the police to arrive since triangular bayonet wounds are impossible to stitch up. Just as the founding fathers intended.
Hah! You've never worked in corporate America I guess. They don't do recalls unless the cost of the recall is less than what they estimate they'll get sued for. People die, because it's cheaper than fixing it.
It has the opposite effect, actually. He's shown that there is no such thing as an unpickable lock and that there's no reason to try to "become more secure" because it's just impossible. It's not the lock that matters, we have alarms in our stores if any door opens, the lock is just a regular deterrent.
Yes, and what happens after manufacturers and businesses become more secure? The criminals then escalate it once again, and then the cycle repeats. Just like how we have done in war. Used to be hand to hand combat, then swords, then bows and arrows then fire devices then guns then nuclear weaponry... It doesnt really end, it just gets worse as human exploitation continues its path.
@@Draslin Usually people breaking into stores barley have a plan and just smash a window anyways. I like how you tried to sound "deep" by saying people will die even though the last person walking out of an establishment would lock the door, therefore leaving noone to die...
Reminder: this knowledge already is out there. Criminals know how to do this already, or can find out from their "social circles." Content creators like LPL are not only showing us the interesting mechanical principals of locks, but what to look out for and guard against. Hence why things like metal security gates and roll down metal doors exist and have been in use for many years.
LPL is just like a real-life white-hat hacker with high levels of sense of responsibility and justice, sharing flaws and loopholes laying inside different locking apparatuses and helping the public to defend themselves against break-ins and burglary.
White hats give the vendor time to fix the issue and wait for the users to replace the product with a fixed version, instead of just yolo publishing the exploit like LPL does. It would be difficult to make the process work in the physical world.
@@jonathanthink5830 No. Somebody who's using a tool to bypass a lock has a different goal from somebody who uses a rock. When the glass is broken, the criminal allow themselves 30 seconds, maybe a minute before they need to leave. It's likely to raise an alarm or draw attention. It's also impossible for the criminal to hide they were there. Using a rock is only an option if you quickly want to grab something and run. Somebody who bypasses a lock does so to enter without anyone noticing, either to give them more time searching the place, or to install / remove something without the owner's knowledge. This requires planning , throwing a rock is usually an opportunistic act. These tactics are completely different. It's like comparing a builder with a cabinet maker. They both use wood, both make something, but they still have very different goals and do very different things.
@@timderks5960 The real consideration is the various levels of alarm capabilities. The sound/sight of broken glass is an "alarm" of sorts, but most storefronts will go further than that. VERY few systems will have only a glass breakage alarm....the only scenario where this tool would be more secure than a brick. Most places behind a sliding glass storefront will have a monitored alarm system that will include an door opening sensor and motion sensors upon entry.
@@pullt True, but again that boils down to the type of person. The guy using the brick doesn't care about the alarm. They could have the best alarm in the world, if he throws a brick, gets in, grabs something and runs out, the alarm doesn't affect them. The guy bypassing the lock probably also knows how to bypass the alarm, or knows that there is no alarm. It still holds true: If somebody came with the intention to bypass a lock and then sees they can't (which never happens, since these kind of people scout places beforehand), they aren't just going to grab a rock to get in. These are two very different types of people.
@@timderks5960 Bypass the alarm? Typically you have 90 seconds to put that code in lol This is me baiting you to tell us your expertise in social engineering and brute force electronic attacks since it IS possible for a criminal cabal to get into your CashMart cleanly
That kind of tool reduces the importance of better securing glass on such doors, that often can be removed via pop off trim and spring clips. Deviant Olam would demonstrate a thumbscrew turn tool, of slightly higher bulk and cost.
You would think there would be some kind of interlock built into the design, requiring the key to be inserted before the mechanism can operate. I suppose you could easily get around that by putting any similar key into the lock but at least it would be an extra line of security. Edit: also, well done on another great "burglary 101" session! 😁
It's actually good that you're showing us this and telling us where to get the tool. This is probably the most effective way to force security to improve.
@@thomasstevenhebert If you can't see the difference between smashing a window and being able to slip in leaving no sign of your presence you obviously haven't given it much thought.
@@DamnedSilly if you think thieves are spending time learning to pick locks, you need to actually read police reports. Smashing the door or cutting the lock are faster with the same chance of setting off the alarm. Locks buy time not provide security l.
for a security flaw, its bad. But, i remember working at a place where there was one key for these doors and a manager that never showed up to let us in, refused to give the senior employees a key copy (but the code to the alarm), and on a few occasions not show up at all OR call a locksmith because he lost the key. This would come in handy
I believe that what LPL is really trying to do is encourage companies to invent and invest in safer locking designs. Personally, I like watching his videos to understand how secure (or insecure) my home is. Though I do enjoy seeing companies send LPL locks with smug confidence only to see him open it in < 60sec. xD
In this case if I were a business I'd be changing the locks in a heartbeat Not only because he's demonstrated how insecure they'd be, but also because he's showcased it to so many people
"the lack of internal shielding allowes us to insert a tool like this one, that I sell over at covertinstruments" I laughed so hard at that xD good humor in the production man, I like it!
I made a tool in auto shop in the 1980's that my friends nicknamed "the handy dandy door opener. " It worked on a majority of exterior building doors. 😊
This just reminds me of episodes in school back in the days when people realized a single locker key could open half the lockers in existence. and people paid for those lol. Honestly, now that Im thinking about it, I wonder if lockers are still the same. Hopefully not, but seems likely for such a mass production case.
My school had combination locks, and there were always a few showoffs who learned how to read them. Nothing like leaving a classroom for the lunch bell and finding an entire hallway of lockers hanging wide open.
No different than older motorhome and travel trailer door keys and exterior compartment keys all keyed the same by their manufacturer... If you ever owned one older Winnebago and kept a set of keys, then you basically could own them all from that era!
It always feels weird when he exposes an unforgivable vulnerability, but exploits it by using a tool that he custom made for that exact situation, and is willing to sell you.
It's not like he made or came up with the tool, he is just reselling it to viewers to make a profit off a tool that would otherwise be sold somewhere else if the person had ill intentions.
You could literally bend a coat hanger or any stiff wire and then have the exact same tool to open locks with lol, if LPL noticed it you can bet your ass that a hundred thieves have known for years
Another big issue with storefronts (although harder to pull off probably) is the glass, most stores have the glass put in from the outside, and the rubber that holds it in place is also on the outside. I used to be a glazier and the son from another glass shop got arrested for taking out the small glass panels on the bottom of storefronts, stealing a bunch of stuff and putting it back. Police had no idea how the guy was robbing place’s customers there was no sign of forced entry or anything. IIRC a cop drove by once when he broke into a place and noticed one of the glass panels was missing and caught him.
@@macuss87 exactly, or else someone from the outside could find out, dont leave signs of burglary even while you're inside, thanks to OP for giving this advice
When i was a thief n broke into houses, sometimes i took out a window n the frame it was in with a couple of screw drivers prying it out n when i climbed inside i put the window back in, but one time a window broke when i was trying to pry it out This is why some people screw the window in or put another locking device on it so you can't pry it out Then i just went out garage n closed garage door as i ran out of garage, a few times i had a friend back car in the garage n close garage n loaded up car then took off
Our commercial glass fronts are held in place by an aluminum strip thats being screwed by special torx or just "rounded" so you have to drill them when dismantling.
Highly recommend! Me and my first responder friends were able to get inside an Apple Store last night without tripping any alarms or setting off the security alert. It was a very straightforward entry. Just be sure to wear tactical gloves to minimize the chances of leaving behind any oils or sweat... on the clothes of the person you're rescuing I mean.
Jebus, I wish I know about this when I worked retail. My store used those locks, but the key cylinders were so poorly maintained I was constantly worried about not being able to get into the store.
Police reported they had LPL in custody mere hours after breaking into the store. But now report that he was not at the jails morning head count. An escape has not been confirmed at this time. But many think he might have gotten away as his youtube channel now has a new video, showing how easy jail cell door locks can be picked. :)
Laugh all you want, but I know a guy who in university, got picked up and tossed in the drunk tank after a particularly rowdy engineering party. When he woke up, finding himself in the surroundings of a jail cell and still fairly buzzed, he pulled out his multitool and proceeded to not only pick the cell door, but fully disassemble the the cell lock, and then proceeded to simply walk out the front door. The duty officer glanced up, nodded to him, and never thought to question why a guy from the drunk tank was walking out the door within the hour.
@@andrewjones1143 No. I doubt most people would have any idea you could so easily bypass this type of lock, or that you could buy the tool for it. Any lock can be beat. The security comes from most people not knowing how to do so quickly enough and quietly enough to not get caught doing so. LPL giving how to guides and selling the tools to do so is the security threat.
@@jamesedwards6985 yeah no. Physical security is the only place you will hear that bullshit get parroted. No dont reveal weaknesses wahhhh. Then we might have to fucking fix it and we dont wanna! Wahhhh
Honestly, I think most stores would rather burglars used the tool. Getting the glass replaced in the door is often more expensive than what the thieves steal from inside the store.
I got a similar method but its what I witnessed on a store security video: Homeless guy stands in front of a business with those type of locks and doors. He looks to his left then his right. Reaches under his coat pulls out a mini crowbar. Sticks it in where that lock fits into the door and after about 3 good pros he was inside!
Uhhhh...... WOW!!!! This guy never ceases to amaze me! I swear every video blows my mind how easy he makes getting into the "most secure" shyt! Lol. @The Lock Picking Lawyer you're wicked bro!
Since most stores with things worth stealing have multiple layers of alarm systems and security, which LPL knows, this information helps first responders more than anyone else.
This. The lock is basically to save the store a ton of money in security company call-outs, as it stops the alarm being set every time a tweaker decides to have a half-hearted attempt at breaking in.
@@jaymcbakerk But what about doing it without being seen by any cameras there or anywhere else nearby (CCTV is everywhere; this is not an easy task in most cities in USA) and without leaving any dna evidence (not even a fallen eyelash) to potentially link you back to the crime.
@@SylviaRustyFae LOL yeah my eyelashes fall out all over the place. No I'll wear a cheap all over black bodysuit, mask and hood (blends in with Covid), do this and get in my stolen car, Then it's off to the woods for my hike out get away.
When I had a retail store I realized the back door panic bar had a huge flaw. Drill a hole above it, stick hard wire bar & pull opening the door. So I put a slider dead bolt into the upper door. Never had the issue, just a preventable measure. But to see this flaw was jaw dropping!
I think the “product I sell at Covert Instruments” bit is really clever. It’s a sly way of saying that although these tools are specialized, getting them isn’t hard
Next episode you should cover the biggest security flaw in North American households: The Quikset lock. I've determined that only about three keys are needed to be able to open almost any Kwikset without any tools. I remember your episode on the key ring with over 200 different keys. I've determined you can do it with three.
Watching videos like this and shoplifting techniques when I was in middle school lead me to having everything I wanted but when I got caught karma got me good
The best security our door at work has is that it's constantly threatening to break and seize in the locked position meaning no one is gonna get in or out for a while.
I've been messing with locks (fixing, replacing, modifying, picking) a good while, not a pro, self taught. Long ago I discovered how easy things were to open. Your channel is fascinating. A wise man once told me locks are mostly to keep out honest people. This is controversial but neccesary.
Its not uncommon for poor people to commit crimes of opportunity. The difference is between stealing a box left on a doorstep vs from stealing a box behind a closed or locked door. It's twice the effort and twice the risk, and the person has increasing cognitive dissonance trying to justify their actions to themselves, harming others more and more deliberately while still trying to believe they are good.
locks also serve retroactively to help prove intent. someone could mistakenly take your package from the sidewalk if they thought it was theirs from earlier or some bullshit like that. but behind a locked door? that's definitely a burglary and you definitely meant to go there
i've always laughed at that saying. All though it's clever, it really makes no sense. If people were honest, there wouldn't need to be any locks. So, saying they're there to keep the "honest" people out, really makes zero sense.
Most the time a crowbar will get a stores sliding glass door open in seconds... Thats why stores need a good loud alarm, and security company. Becuase often the doors get opened too easy.
Given that this applied to "the vast majority of glass storefront doors", using this is better for the store that the alternative method of entry. Which is a brick.
@@LazorVideosDestruction Sure, but you don't need to order this tool and carry it around with you. You can find just about anything to break a glass door just laying around the general area of the door you want to break.
you obviously have never had any dealings with an insurance claim. If there is no evidence of forced entry the insurance wont pay. a broken window is much better for the store than a picked lock.
when the resturant i work at replaced our old locks i kept the old one to tinker with. i noticed it was very easy to bypass with a long enough wire or paper clip in the same way your doing it with that tool. i showed the owner on the new lock how easy it was to do. he then payed for another new lock but this time it was alot more expensive then the last one, but once again same problem. he was pretty mad when i bypassed it in less then a min. i then made a little plate to cover the lock except the latch with vey tight tolerance and another plate over the gap of the doors. it cost me maybe $5 of sheet metal and a few min to install.
@@Tomonkey4 reminds me of the storage lockers I recently saw broken into at a fairly high end apartment building. Electronic FOB locks and everything caged in with fairly thick gauge metal. Except the latch protrusion that caught on the electronic lock portion was 1/8 thick pot metal. Someone went through and just pried them all open. Probably took them 3 seconds to wedge a crowbar in there and pop it open.
@@scottdickens1454 Loud noises attract attention, and I don't know how it works legally, but to me, disassembling of property isn't the same as destruction of property.
These videos just reinforce the age old saying a lock only stops an honest person but then again would an honest person even try open a door or take something that’s not there’s to begin with?
That was my initial thought too, but he explained at the end that this is for first responders and locksmiths who need in for legitimate purposes but don't want to damage the storefront. You wouldn't call a locksmith to break your glass for you, and a first responder wouldn't want to carry an injured person over broke glass if possible.
Jokes on you. He does non-destructive entry. So his actual incursion, would just be him carefully but quickly dismantling the window, then reassembling it after. He does non destructive entry, but nothing about non-deconstructive in his contract. ;)
I feel like the most dangerous part of that exploit is that how much using it looks like just normally opening the door. You would have to be very close up and paying attention to see someone entering with this method as someone doing something shady. It happens right by the lock, and its all a very simple motion of the hand.