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	==Discovery==		==Discovery==
	On August 8th, 2025 while on-stage at DEF CON<ref name=":3">[https://media.defcon.org/DEF%20CON%2033/DEF%20CON%2033%20presentations/Mark%20Omo%20James%20Rowlery%20-%20Cash%2C%20Drugs%2C%20and%20Guns%20Why%20Your%20Safes%20Aren%27t%20Safe.pdf DEF CON Presentation] Slides by Mark Omo and James Rowley</ref><ref name=":2">[https://infocondb.org/con/def-con/def-con-33/cash-drugs-and-guns-why-your-safes-arent-safe Cash, Drugs, and Guns: Why Your Safes Aren't Safe] - DEF CON talk abstract by Mark Omo and James Rowley</ref> in Las Vegas, researchers Mark Omo and James Rowley demonstrated that SecuRam ProLogic safe locks can be opened by unauthorized users without the passkey using backdoors installed by the manufacturer. In the interest of public safety, they opted not to publicly reveal the techniques they discovered. They did however provide a live demonstration to journalist Andy Greenberg from WIRED.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|date=2025-09-11 \|title=We Digitally Cracked A High-Security Safe {{!}} Hacklab {{!}} WIRED \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upVzWfokDQc \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=upVzWfokDQc \|archive-date=17 Feb 2026 \|website=Youtube}}</ref>		On August 8th, 2025 while on-stage at DEF CON<ref name=":3">[https://media.defcon.org/DEF%20CON%2033/DEF%20CON%2033%20presentations/Mark%20Omo%20James%20Rowlery%20-%20Cash%2C%20Drugs%2C%20and%20Guns%20Why%20Your%20Safes%20Aren%27t%20Safe.pdf DEF CON Presentation] Slides by Mark Omo and James Rowley ([http://web.archive.org/web/20251224054611/https://media.defcon.org/DEF%20CON%2033/DEF%20CON%2033%20presentations/Mark%20Omo%20James%20Rowlery%20-%20Cash%2C%20Drugs%2C%20and%20Guns%20Why%20Your%20Safes%20Aren%27t%20Safe.pdf Archived])</ref><ref name=":2">[https://infocondb.org/con/def-con/def-con-33/cash-drugs-and-guns-why-your-safes-arent-safe Cash, Drugs, and Guns: Why Your Safes Aren't Safe] - DEF CON talk abstract by Mark Omo and James Rowley ([http://web.archive.org/web/20251018200712/https://infocondb.org/con/def-con/def-con-33/cash-drugs-and-guns-why-your-safes-arent-safe Archived])</ref> in Las Vegas, researchers Mark Omo and James Rowley demonstrated that SecuRam ProLogic safe locks can be opened by unauthorized users without the passkey using backdoors installed by the manufacturer. In the interest of public safety, they opted not to publicly reveal the techniques they discovered. They did however provide a live demonstration to journalist Andy Greenberg from WIRED.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|date=2025-09-11 \|title=We Digitally Cracked A High-Security Safe {{!}} Hacklab {{!}} WIRED \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upVzWfokDQc \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=upVzWfokDQc \|archive-date=17 Feb 2026 \|website=Youtube}}</ref>

	==SecuRam's Response==		==SecuRam's Response==

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	==Background==		==Background==
	In 2023 news broke that Liberty Safe kept a master key for all safes that it sold.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Levenson \|first=Michael \|date=2023-09-08 \|title=How a Company That Makes Gun Safes Angered Gun Owners \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/08/business/liberty-safe-codes.html \|archive-url=https://~~archive~~.ph/~~RxHYq~~ \|archive-date=8 Sep ~~2023~~ \|work=The New York Times}}</ref> Security researcher Mark Omo and James Rowley attempted to discover vulnerabilities involving this master key. They were unsuccessful, but did discover two techniques for opening safes sold by Liberty Safe that were equipped with SecuRam ProLogic series locks.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news \|last=Greenberg \|first=Andy \|date=2025-08-08 \|title=Hackers Went Looking for a Backdoor in High-Security Safes—and Now Can Open Them in Seconds \|url=https://www.wired.com/story/securam-prologic-safe-lock-backdoor-exploits/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250808202428/https://www.wired.com/story/securam-prologic-safe-lock-backdoor-exploits/ \|archive-date=8 Aug 2025 \|work=WIRED}}</ref>		In 2023 news broke that Liberty Safe kept a master key for all safes that it sold.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Levenson \|first=Michael \|date=2023-09-08 \|title=How a Company That Makes Gun Safes Angered Gun Owners \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/08/business/liberty-safe-codes.html \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250910170952/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/08/business/liberty-safe-codes.html \|archive-date=10 Sep 2025\|work=The New York Times}}</ref> Security researcher Mark Omo and James Rowley attempted to discover vulnerabilities involving this master key. They were unsuccessful, but did discover two techniques for opening safes sold by Liberty Safe that were equipped with SecuRam ProLogic series locks.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news \|last=Greenberg \|first=Andy \|date=2025-08-08 \|title=Hackers Went Looking for a Backdoor in High-Security Safes—and Now Can Open Them in Seconds \|url=https://www.wired.com/story/securam-prologic-safe-lock-backdoor-exploits/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250808202428/https://www.wired.com/story/securam-prologic-safe-lock-backdoor-exploits/ \|archive-date=8 Aug 2025 \|work=WIRED}}</ref>

	==Discovery==		==Discovery==

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	==Background==		==Background==
	In 2023 news broke that Liberty Safe kept a master key for all safes that it sold.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Levenson \|first=Michael \|date=2023-09-08 \|title=How a Company That Makes Gun Safes Angered Gun Owners \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/08/business/liberty-safe-codes.html \|work=The New York Times}}</ref> Security researcher Mark Omo and James Rowley attempted to discover vulnerabilities involving this master key. They were unsuccessful, but did discover two techniques for opening safes sold by Liberty Safe that were equipped with SecuRam ProLogic series locks.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news \|last=Greenberg \|first=Andy \|date=2025-08-08 \|title=Hackers Went Looking for a Backdoor in High-Security Safes—and Now Can Open Them in Seconds \|url=https://www.wired.com/story/securam-prologic-safe-lock-backdoor-exploits/ \|work=WIRED}}</ref>		In 2023 news broke that Liberty Safe kept a master key for all safes that it sold.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Levenson \|first=Michael \|date=2023-09-08 \|title=How a Company That Makes Gun Safes Angered Gun Owners \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/08/business/liberty-safe-codes.html \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/RxHYq \|archive-date=8 Sep 2023 \|work=The New York Times}}</ref> Security researcher Mark Omo and James Rowley attempted to discover vulnerabilities involving this master key. They were unsuccessful, but did discover two techniques for opening safes sold by Liberty Safe that were equipped with SecuRam ProLogic series locks.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news \|last=Greenberg \|first=Andy \|date=2025-08-08 \|title=Hackers Went Looking for a Backdoor in High-Security Safes—and Now Can Open Them in Seconds \|url=https://www.wired.com/story/securam-prologic-safe-lock-backdoor-exploits/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250808202428/https://www.wired.com/story/securam-prologic-safe-lock-backdoor-exploits/ \|archive-date=8 Aug 2025 \|work=WIRED}}</ref>

	==Discovery==		==Discovery==
	On August 8th, 2025 while on-stage at DEF CON<ref name=":3">[https://media.defcon.org/DEF%20CON%2033/DEF%20CON%2033%20presentations/Mark%20Omo%20James%20Rowlery%20-%20Cash%2C%20Drugs%2C%20and%20Guns%20Why%20Your%20Safes%20Aren%27t%20Safe.pdf DEF CON Presentation] Slides by Mark Omo and James Rowley</ref><ref name=":2">[https://infocondb.org/con/def-con/def-con-33/cash-drugs-and-guns-why-your-safes-arent-safe Cash, Drugs, and Guns: Why Your Safes Aren't Safe] - DEF CON talk abstract by Mark Omo and James Rowley</ref> in Las Vegas, researchers Mark Omo and James Rowley demonstrated that SecuRam ProLogic safe locks can be opened by unauthorized users without the passkey using backdoors installed by the manufacturer. In the interest of public safety, they opted not to publicly reveal the techniques they discovered. They did however provide a live demonstration to journalist Andy Greenberg from WIRED.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|date=2025-09-11 \|title=We Digitally Cracked A High-Security Safe {{!}} Hacklab {{!}} WIRED \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upVzWfokDQc \|website=Youtube}}</ref>		On August 8th, 2025 while on-stage at DEF CON<ref name=":3">[https://media.defcon.org/DEF%20CON%2033/DEF%20CON%2033%20presentations/Mark%20Omo%20James%20Rowlery%20-%20Cash%2C%20Drugs%2C%20and%20Guns%20Why%20Your%20Safes%20Aren%27t%20Safe.pdf DEF CON Presentation] Slides by Mark Omo and James Rowley</ref><ref name=":2">[https://infocondb.org/con/def-con/def-con-33/cash-drugs-and-guns-why-your-safes-arent-safe Cash, Drugs, and Guns: Why Your Safes Aren't Safe] - DEF CON talk abstract by Mark Omo and James Rowley</ref> in Las Vegas, researchers Mark Omo and James Rowley demonstrated that SecuRam ProLogic safe locks can be opened by unauthorized users without the passkey using backdoors installed by the manufacturer. In the interest of public safety, they opted not to publicly reveal the techniques they discovered. They did however provide a live demonstration to journalist Andy Greenberg from WIRED.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|date=2025-09-11 \|title=We Digitally Cracked A High-Security Safe {{!}} Hacklab {{!}} WIRED \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upVzWfokDQc \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=upVzWfokDQc \|archive-date=17 Feb 2026 \|website=Youtube}}</ref>

	==SecuRam's Response==		==SecuRam's Response==

AnotherConsumerRightsPerson at 21:01, 14 December 2025

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	Researchers found a way to open safes with SecuRam ProLogic safe locks without the passkey using [[backdoor]] codes installed by the manufacturer. <ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> SecuRam offers no path for vulnerable customers to protect themselves. They have declined to offer a firmware patch, and have not yet released new ProLogic locks that are not vulnerable to this attack.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />		Researchers found a way to open safes with SecuRam ProLogic safe locks without the passkey using [[backdoor]] codes installed by the manufacturer. <ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> SecuRam offers no path for vulnerable customers to protect themselves. They have declined to offer a firmware patch, and have not yet released new ProLogic locks that are not vulnerable to this attack.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

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	Researchers ~~find~~ way to open safes with SecuRam ProLogic safe locks without the passkey using [[backdoor]] codes installed by the manufacturer. <ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> SecuRam offers no path for vulnerable customers to protect themselves. They have declined to offer a firmware patch, and have not yet released new ProLogic locks that are not vulnerable to this attack.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />		Researchers found a way to open safes with SecuRam ProLogic safe locks without the passkey using [[backdoor]] codes installed by the manufacturer. <ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> SecuRam offers no path for vulnerable customers to protect themselves. They have declined to offer a firmware patch, and have not yet released new ProLogic locks that are not vulnerable to this attack.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

	==Background==		==Background==
	In 2023 news broke that Liberty Safe kept a master key for all safes that it sold.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Levenson \|first=Michael \|date=2023-09-08 \|title=How a Company That Makes Gun Safes Angered Gun Owners \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/08/business/liberty-safe-codes.html \|work=The New York Times}}</ref> Security researcher Mark Omo and James Rowley attempted to discover vulnerabilities involving this master key. They were unsuccessful, but did discover two techniques for opening safes sold by Liberty Safe that were equipped with SecuRam ProLogic series locks.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news \|last=Greenberg \|first=Andy \|date=2025-08-08 \|title=Hackers Went Looking for a Backdoor in High-Security Safes—and Now Can Open Them in Seconds \|url=https://www.wired.com/story/securam-prologic-safe-lock-backdoor-exploits/ \|work=WIRED}}</ref>		In 2023 news broke that Liberty Safe kept a master key for all safes that it sold.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Levenson \|first=Michael \|date=2023-09-08 \|title=How a Company That Makes Gun Safes Angered Gun Owners \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/08/business/liberty-safe-codes.html \|work=The New York Times}}</ref> Security researcher Mark Omo and James Rowley attempted to discover vulnerabilities involving this master key. They were unsuccessful, but did discover two techniques for opening safes sold by Liberty Safe that were equipped with SecuRam ProLogic series locks.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news \|last=Greenberg \|first=Andy \|date=2025-08-08 \|title=Hackers Went Looking for a Backdoor in High-Security Safes—and Now Can Open Them in Seconds \|url=https://www.wired.com/story/securam-prologic-safe-lock-backdoor-exploits/ \|work=WIRED}}</ref>

	==~~The Incident:~~ Discovery ~~that the Backdoor is Vulnerable~~==		==Discovery==
	On August 8th, 2025 while on-stage at DEF CON<ref name=":3">[https://media.defcon.org/DEF%20CON%2033/DEF%20CON%2033%20presentations/Mark%20Omo%20James%20Rowlery%20-%20Cash%2C%20Drugs%2C%20and%20Guns%20Why%20Your%20Safes%20Aren%27t%20Safe.pdf DEF CON Presentation] Slides by Mark Omo and James Rowley</ref><ref name=":2">[https://infocondb.org/con/def-con/def-con-33/cash-drugs-and-guns-why-your-safes-arent-safe Cash, Drugs, and Guns: Why Your Safes Aren't Safe] - DEF CON talk abstract by Mark Omo and James Rowley</ref> in Las Vegas, researchers Mark Omo and James Rowley demonstrated that SecuRam ProLogic safe locks can be opened by unauthorized users without the passkey using backdoors installed by the manufacturer. In the interest of public safety, they opted not to publicly reveal the techniques they discovered. They did however provide a live demonstration to journalist Andy Greenberg from WIRED.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|date=2025-09-11 \|title=We Digitally Cracked A High-Security Safe {{!}} Hacklab {{!}} WIRED \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upVzWfokDQc \|website=Youtube}}</ref>		On August 8th, 2025 while on-stage at DEF CON<ref name=":3">[https://media.defcon.org/DEF%20CON%2033/DEF%20CON%2033%20presentations/Mark%20Omo%20James%20Rowlery%20-%20Cash%2C%20Drugs%2C%20and%20Guns%20Why%20Your%20Safes%20Aren%27t%20Safe.pdf DEF CON Presentation] Slides by Mark Omo and James Rowley</ref><ref name=":2">[https://infocondb.org/con/def-con/def-con-33/cash-drugs-and-guns-why-your-safes-arent-safe Cash, Drugs, and Guns: Why Your Safes Aren't Safe] - DEF CON talk abstract by Mark Omo and James Rowley</ref> in Las Vegas, researchers Mark Omo and James Rowley demonstrated that SecuRam ProLogic safe locks can be opened by unauthorized users without the passkey using backdoors installed by the manufacturer. In the interest of public safety, they opted not to publicly reveal the techniques they discovered. They did however provide a live demonstration to journalist Andy Greenberg from WIRED.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|date=2025-09-11 \|title=We Digitally Cracked A High-Security Safe {{!}} Hacklab {{!}} WIRED \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upVzWfokDQc \|website=Youtube}}</ref>

Plankton: linked to backdoor

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linked to backdoor

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	Researchers find way to open safes with SecuRam ProLogic safe locks without the passkey using backdoor codes installed by the manufacturer. <ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> SecuRam offers no path for vulnerable customers to protect themselves. They have declined to offer a firmware patch, and have not yet released new ProLogic locks that are not vulnerable to this attack.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />		Researchers find way to open safes with SecuRam ProLogic safe locks without the passkey using [[backdoor]] codes installed by the manufacturer. <ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> SecuRam offers no path for vulnerable customers to protect themselves. They have declined to offer a firmware patch, and have not yet released new ProLogic locks that are not vulnerable to this attack.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

	==Background==		==Background==

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	==SecuRam's Response==		==SecuRam's Response==
	SecuRam's CEO Chunlei Zhou responded to the discoveries by saying that the vulnerabilities were already known by industry professionals. Zhou also added that SecuRam will not provide updated firmware for vulnerable locks, but will be releasing new ProLogic safe locks that are ~~free from~~ the ~~demonstrated vulnerabilities~~ by end of year 2025.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />		SecuRam's CEO Chunlei Zhou responded to the discoveries by saying that the vulnerabilities were already known by industry professionals. Zhou also added that SecuRam will not provide updated firmware for vulnerable locks, but will be releasing new ProLogic safe locks that are not vulnerable to the aforementioned backdoors by end of year 2025.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

	==Consumer response==		==Consumer response==