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  • This is the lock picking lawyer, and today we're looking at a 50 year old car security device.

  • This is the powerhouse Auto Lock, a Matic anti theft device.

  • It's intended to be locked around both the spoke of a steering wheel and the gearshift lever, thus securing them together and preventing the car from being steered properly, according to the manufacturer.

  • It quote instantly.

  • Theft proofs your car.

  • Now I think we all know this theft proof claim is a tad optimistic.

  • There are obvious attack vectors, like cutting the lock, steering wheel or shift lever.

  • We could also shin the locking mechanism you can see because this slides, it is spring loaded.

  • But this is one of those cases in which picking is almost always going to be the fastest way in.

  • We have two fairly low quality wafer cores.

  • Strangely, they are keyed differently, so you actually need both of these keys to remove the device.

  • But a jig lor will also do the trick.

  • Thes juggler keys are used by inserting them into the key way and giggling while at the same time applying a rotational force.

  • There we go.

  • The 1st 1 is unlocked.

  • Let's get the second and the second is unlocked as well.

  • So as you saw, opening these cores is absurdly easy, and I think it's pretty clear why these were sold out of the dollar bin at the giant food store.

  • In any case, that's all I have for you today.

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  • And, as always, have a nice day.

  • Thank you.

This is the lock picking lawyer, and today we're looking at a 50 year old car security device.

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