Schlage Bump Key Medeco Bump Key Kwikset Bump Key Master Lock Bump Key

Think you and your family are safe and sound when your front and back doors are locked. Well you better think again!

Lock bumping and the bump key have changed the game of lock security. Nearly every door to every home in every neighborhood can be unlocked or opened in a matter of seconds with virtually no noise via lock bumping. Over 90 percent of all home front doors in San Clemente use a pin tumbler lock which is vulnerable to lock bumping. This locking system is so old and outdated that it was patented during the civil war. Lock bumping as it is now called was first discovered during the 1970’s by a small circle of locksmiths in Denmark. However that was then and this is now. With the advent of the internet it was only a matter of time before the technique of lock bumping would reach America and our doors. There is a solution and to protect yourself and your family against the bump key you need to update and replace your old pin tumbler locks with new high security locks. For more information on lock bumping and how to protect you against it, visit our public service site lock bumping.org.

Bump Key vs House Key

Nearly every door to every home in every neighborhood can be unlocked or opened in a matter of seconds with virtually no noise via lock bumping. Over 90 percent of all doors in America use a pin tumbler lock which is vulnerable to lock bumping. This locking system is so old and outdated that it was patented during the civil war. Lock bumping as it is now called was first discovered during the 1970’s by a small circle of locksmiths in Denmark. However that was then and this is now. With the advent of the internet it was only a matter of time before the technique of lock bumping would reach America and our doors. There is a solution and to protect yourself and your family against bump keys you need to update and replace your old pin tumbler locks with new high security locks.

It looks like there is a few solutions to this lock bumping craze. You can either buy yourself a new lock or buy a non lock device that basically stops the inside deadbolt handle from turning. It seems that no lock is fully bump proof but these locks below make it a lot harder for the average joe to bump the lock.

Bump Keys:

• Schlage Bump Key


• Medeco Bump Key


• Kwikset Bump Key


• Master Lock Bump Key

Also a good thing to do to your current lock is spray some lock lubricant or WD40 into it. The lubricant will make the springs and pins move a lot faster with create less resistants thereby having them fall back into place so that they don't stay up in the cylinder which allows it to then turn or open.

For more information on lock bumping and how to protect you against it, visit our public service site Lock Bumping .org

Segment on Lock Bumping

In case you missed it, there was a new segment on lock bumping that aired in the U.S. Incredibly, the NBC lawyers would not allow the use of the term “bump key” because they were worried that viewers might figure out how to open locks! Then they showed a diagram of the key and how it works. Ironically, the program was supposed to air the week before, but at the last minute, I was notified that the segment had been “bumped” by the Michael Jackson tragedy. Tragedy? Really?

I don’t know why the renewed interest in lock bumping, but I have received calls from several media representatives about the issue in the past few weeks. I am quite sure that our friends at Medeco were very pleased with the story. As I told the correspondent, they are good locks, but not quite as good as they say. For residences, they are just fine, as are Schlage Primus and other brands. Note that the NBC story never claimed that the Medeco cylinders were bump-proof. Only Medeco and many of its dealers continue to represent that falsehood, while at the same time claiming that “they never said it…others did” and that Medeco cannot control what their employees and dealers say! The question as to when Medeco will level with their dealers and customers about the insecurity of their products will be left for another post, and venue. One would have expected a statement from Medeco after their wired fiasco, but true to form…nothing.

Security is all about liability; this maxim may prove to be a very expensive lesson for Medeco and its parent company to learn.

We went to two upscale houses in New Jersey and opened the locks in seconds.

Any joy at Medeco are the best front door locks and many of San Clemente homes for sale now have them will likely be short-lived. They will be issuing a security alert with regard to electro-mechanical locks and what we perceive as extremely serious vulnerabilities. During the past year, we have focused our efforts on Assa Abloy Cliq technology that is shared by Mul-T-Lock, Medeco, Ikon, and maybe even Assa itself. It should come as no surprise that we found what we believe to be serious design flaws in these locks, both in terms of mechanics and electronics. Anyone who thought that we were ending our research efforts with Medeco will find that the story has just begun. Key control, covert entry, and forced entry…all the same issues that we found wanting in the locks… are alive and well in Logic, Cliq, and NexGen and should prove highly relevant for everyone concerned with the security of electronic locks.

And for those of you that are not familiar with NexGen, these are the very neat cam locks that are used in vending machines (for example thousands of machines owned by Coca Cola in Philadelphia); In major municipalities’ parking meters (in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami Beach, and New York, San Clemente homes); and also for the protection of cargo shipments in padlocks. Audit trails and revenue security are the prime rationale and justification to install these expensive locks ($100-$150). We think that the premise for implementing these locks might have to be reviewed and re-thought after DefCon. Not only will the implied guarantee of revenue security have to be re-examined, but the issue of potential false accusations that could affect innocent employees will most surely be a serious topic for some labor unions and legal counsel. Insurers and underwriters may also be involved because their premiums are based upon risk assessment. We believe that high-value targets may be at increased risk from the use of certain locks; hence insurability and premium rates could be affected lock bumping.

During our presentation we will review some of the representations in the advertising of certain vendors, and why we believe these may not only be overstated, but inaccurate and uninformed at best, and false and misleading at worst. We are producing a very detailed WhitePaper with regard to this issue.The title still applies to some of these electronic locks.

Medeco Bump Key the High Security Lock

Medeco Bump Keys can unlock a lot of high security the doors in America. Each lock manufacture in essence will have it’s own bump key for that lock. For instance, if your door has a Medeco lock then only a Medeco Bump Key will work on that lock. A Medeco Bump Key is pictured below.

Conveneience Store Mobile coupon usage jumped in 2015, according to Koupon Media’s recently released 2016 State of the Mobile Coupon Industry report. The report affirms the growing trend reported by eMarketer that the number of consumers in the U.S. who used a mobile coupon in 2015 grew 18% to 92.6 million. The data found in the report also points to the rise of convenience store mobile coupons in mobile marketing:

• 42% of mobile users have used a mobile coupon
• 39% of customers spend more if they receive a personalized coupon
• 60% of customers would adopt mobile payments if offered coupons

Consumers are using their smartphones more while they’re shopping, and mobile coupon usage is growing as a result, said Bill Ogle, CEO of Koupon Media, in a press release. “In 2015 we doubled the number of coupons delivered on our platform. The fact is mobile coupons are easier to use than paper or print-at-home coupons and more retailers accept them than ever before. It won’t be long before the mobile coupon outpaces paper coupons altogether.”

The redemption data in the report focuses on convenience store coupons, a vertical that is showing some of the largest growth in all of retail. Data in the report points to energy drinks, soda and juice as the highest redeeming categories for mobile coupons.

If you have a Medeco lock then you will have a specific Medeco Bump Key made for that lock. So basically there is only one bump key for a brand or model of lock. The manufacturer of these locks don’t sell the bump keys They sell the blank keys to locksmiths or companies with a key copying machine under good intentions but the bad guys will modify the key and make a bump key from the blank. This has been going on for awhile but with the advent of the internet and the free transfer of information it is has gotten out that you can make a bump key or basically a modified key that will unlock your brand of lock from a key blank.