Unverified post says Claude Code opened a hotel lock in 90 seconds

The author also claims a shared BLE controller linked the lock to a smoke detector, thermostat and safe, without identifying the hotel or hardware.

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Guests may act on the post's scan advice, while hotel operators have no identified system or method to use to assess its claim.

A laptop showing an orange starburst beside code sits on a bed near socked feet, an open door, and a suitcase.

A post by make claude (@make_claude) claims Claude Code reverse-engineered a hotel room's wireless lock system and opened the door in 90 seconds. The account's October 21st X post does not identify the hotel, lock or controller model, or provide a packet capture or other technical record that would let another researcher reproduce the result.…

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