Looove safecracking stories, plus good limits-based negotiation between SF FBI and Kink employees, win-win
Breaking: The FBI today cracked the giant antique safe left behind at San Francisco fixer Walter Wong's former HQ, now the offices of adult film company Kink dot Com.
And within it:
missionlocal.org/2026/09/fbi-...
And within it:
missionlocal.org/2026/09/fbi-...
FBI cracks giant safe discovered at San Francisco fixer Walter Wong's former HQ
Antique safe, discovered after a tip from Mission Local, is popped open in 15 minutes by ‘certified master safe-cracker’ as federal agents look on.
missionlocal.org
September 30, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Looove safecracking stories, plus good limits-based negotiation between SF FBI and Kink employees, win-win
If that's hacking then opening an unlocked door is safecracking.
December 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
If that's hacking then opening an unlocked door is safecracking.
a tiny tiny loveletter to locks and keys,
thank you for safekeeping and safecracking <3
3x4" watercolor, colored pencil and graphite
thank you for safekeeping and safecracking <3
3x4" watercolor, colored pencil and graphite
February 3, 2026 at 8:32 PM
a tiny tiny loveletter to locks and keys,
thank you for safekeeping and safecracking <3
3x4" watercolor, colored pencil and graphite
thank you for safekeeping and safecracking <3
3x4" watercolor, colored pencil and graphite
Back to safecracking, eh?
November 28, 2024 at 7:42 PM
Back to safecracking, eh?
Off to work for ALIAS JIMMY VALENTINE (1915).
"Work" is safecracking.
Director Maurice Tourneur always knew how to get the most out of his location shoots.
"Work" is safecracking.
Director Maurice Tourneur always knew how to get the most out of his location shoots.
March 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Off to work for ALIAS JIMMY VALENTINE (1915).
"Work" is safecracking.
Director Maurice Tourneur always knew how to get the most out of his location shoots.
"Work" is safecracking.
Director Maurice Tourneur always knew how to get the most out of his location shoots.
an even tinier tiny tiny loveletter to locks and keys,
thank you for safekeeping and safecracking <3
3x4" watercolor, colored pencil and graphite
thank you for safekeeping and safecracking <3
3x4" watercolor, colored pencil and graphite
April 7, 2026 at 1:32 AM
an even tinier tiny tiny loveletter to locks and keys,
thank you for safekeeping and safecracking <3
3x4" watercolor, colored pencil and graphite
thank you for safekeeping and safecracking <3
3x4" watercolor, colored pencil and graphite
another tiny tiny loveletter to locks and keys,
thank you for safekeeping and safecracking <3
3x4" watercolor, colored pencil and graphite
thank you for safekeeping and safecracking <3
3x4" watercolor, colored pencil and graphite
March 24, 2026 at 10:40 PM
another tiny tiny loveletter to locks and keys,
thank you for safekeeping and safecracking <3
3x4" watercolor, colored pencil and graphite
thank you for safekeeping and safecracking <3
3x4" watercolor, colored pencil and graphite
I got good use out of these books while writing Cool Machine. Old heads may remember the old Loompanics catalog — I’m pretty sure these books were in there, back in the day.
July 20, 2026 at 12:24 PM
I got good use out of these books while writing Cool Machine. Old heads may remember the old Loompanics catalog — I’m pretty sure these books were in there, back in the day.
Look why can't our bank robbers use American made safecracking devices
April 10, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Look why can't our bank robbers use American made safecracking devices
all three tiny tiny loveletters to locks and keys,
thank you for safekeeping and safecracking <3
It's fun to imagine what each of these would have kept safe :)
3x4" watercolor, colored pencil and graphite
thank you for safekeeping and safecracking <3
It's fun to imagine what each of these would have kept safe :)
3x4" watercolor, colored pencil and graphite
April 15, 2026 at 8:07 PM
all three tiny tiny loveletters to locks and keys,
thank you for safekeeping and safecracking <3
It's fun to imagine what each of these would have kept safe :)
3x4" watercolor, colored pencil and graphite
thank you for safekeeping and safecracking <3
It's fun to imagine what each of these would have kept safe :)
3x4" watercolor, colored pencil and graphite
T shirts! Tote bags! Safecracking kits!
April 21, 2024 at 3:54 PM
T shirts! Tote bags! Safecracking kits!
Gertie hid the crowbar & other safecracking tools in the last place the peelers would look! The Below Stairs Petticoat Gang were invincible.
June 14, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Gertie hid the crowbar & other safecracking tools in the last place the peelers would look! The Below Stairs Petticoat Gang were invincible.
Another favorite pulp cover. Love the ensemble. Love the fact that, when she’s interrupted in mid-safecracking, she draws not one but two guns. And love the fact that her expression is so contemptuous of whoever found her. (I also detect a slight wrinkling of the nose, as if the man smells bad).
March 14, 2024 at 1:33 PM
Another favorite pulp cover. Love the ensemble. Love the fact that, when she’s interrupted in mid-safecracking, she draws not one but two guns. And love the fact that her expression is so contemptuous of whoever found her. (I also detect a slight wrinkling of the nose, as if the man smells bad).
You have to be good
at safecracking
at safecracking
September 12, 2025 at 9:44 PM
You have to be good
at safecracking
at safecracking
Did you get to the safecracking chapter?
I grew up thinking a "blow job" was something completely different than what my peers thought.
I grew up thinking a "blow job" was something completely different than what my peers thought.
May 11, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Did you get to the safecracking chapter?
I grew up thinking a "blow job" was something completely different than what my peers thought.
I grew up thinking a "blow job" was something completely different than what my peers thought.
"egg" implies fragility, but the walls of denial can be a fucking bank vault and demand careful and diligent safecracking over a long period of time while nervously glancing around to see if you triggered the silent alarms
August 5, 2025 at 12:14 AM
"egg" implies fragility, but the walls of denial can be a fucking bank vault and demand careful and diligent safecracking over a long period of time while nervously glancing around to see if you triggered the silent alarms
safecracking is some manipulative behavior
May 23, 2023 at 8:24 PM
safecracking is some manipulative behavior
*nods* Bluegrass music and safecracking, of course, of course...
July 12, 2025 at 8:29 PM
*nods* Bluegrass music and safecracking, of course, of course...
the art hanging will continue until morale improves.
(finally got around to framing and mounting this incredible series of crime bears doing crime by @pepperraccoon.bsky.social!)
(finally got around to framing and mounting this incredible series of crime bears doing crime by @pepperraccoon.bsky.social!)
June 9, 2024 at 7:55 PM
the art hanging will continue until morale improves.
(finally got around to framing and mounting this incredible series of crime bears doing crime by @pepperraccoon.bsky.social!)
(finally got around to framing and mounting this incredible series of crime bears doing crime by @pepperraccoon.bsky.social!)
One of their safecracking techniques exploits a manufacturer backdoor to instantly obtain the combination. The other uses a custom tool to extract the combination from a hidden port inside the lock's battery compartment, shown here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYCe...
Securam ProLogic L02 - CodeSnatch Demo
YouTube video by James Rowley
www.youtube.com
August 8, 2025 at 8:24 PM
One of their safecracking techniques exploits a manufacturer backdoor to instantly obtain the combination. The other uses a custom tool to extract the combination from a hidden port inside the lock's battery compartment, shown here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYCe...
Kid has a real future in safecracking.
Locksmithing, I mean. Yeah. Locksmithing.
Locksmithing, I mean. Yeah. Locksmithing.
April 29, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Kid has a real future in safecracking.
Locksmithing, I mean. Yeah. Locksmithing.
Locksmithing, I mean. Yeah. Locksmithing.
Saint - spy, specializes in wetwork, poisons, safecracking, & seduction. Speaks 7 languages, is a trained marksman, & equally skilled in tango and judo.
Will - heiress, specializes in perfumery & nuclear power research. Skilled in horseback riding & sewing. Formerly participated in biathlon.
Will - heiress, specializes in perfumery & nuclear power research. Skilled in horseback riding & sewing. Formerly participated in biathlon.
Day 3 of #RevPitWaiting!
#RevPit main character(s) introduction time! You can make your intro as broad or as specific as you want. Tell us nice interests or their deepest fears. Anything you wish to share to make us fall in love (or hate) with them!
#RevPit main character(s) introduction time! You can make your intro as broad or as specific as you want. Tell us nice interests or their deepest fears. Anything you wish to share to make us fall in love (or hate) with them!
March 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Saint - spy, specializes in wetwork, poisons, safecracking, & seduction. Speaks 7 languages, is a trained marksman, & equally skilled in tango and judo.
Will - heiress, specializes in perfumery & nuclear power research. Skilled in horseback riding & sewing. Formerly participated in biathlon.
Will - heiress, specializes in perfumery & nuclear power research. Skilled in horseback riding & sewing. Formerly participated in biathlon.
The lesson being that you leave all the killing to an English upper class lady and her safecracking chauffeur
July 26, 2026 at 9:04 PM
The lesson being that you leave all the killing to an English upper class lady and her safecracking chauffeur
For a new episode of Hacklab, our hands-on hacking video series, we tested safecracking methods that can open Securam ProLogic locks on 8 brands of high security safes used in stores and pharmacies nationwide.
Morale of the story: Backdoors leave people vulnerable.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=upVz...
Morale of the story: Backdoors leave people vulnerable.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=upVz...
We Digitally Cracked A High Security Safe | Hacklab | WIRED
YouTube video by WIRED
www.youtube.com
September 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
For a new episode of Hacklab, our hands-on hacking video series, we tested safecracking methods that can open Securam ProLogic locks on 8 brands of high security safes used in stores and pharmacies nationwide.
Morale of the story: Backdoors leave people vulnerable.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=upVz...
Morale of the story: Backdoors leave people vulnerable.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=upVz...