Safe-cracking
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| + | '''Safe-cracking''' is the process of opening a [[safe]] without either the combination or the key. | ||
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| + | ==Media depictions== | ||
| + | Movies often depict a safe-cracker determining the combination of a safe lock using his fingers or a sensitive listening device to determine the combination of a rotary combination lock. Other films also depict an elaborate scheme of explosives and other devices to open safes. | ||
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| + | Some of the more famous works include: | ||
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| + | * ''[[A Retrieved Reformation]]'' (1909) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Asphalt Jungle]]'' (1950) | ||
| + | * ''[[Rififi]]'' (1955) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Cracksman]]'' (1963) | ||
| + | * ''[[You Only Live Twice (film)|You Only Live Twice]]'' (1967) | ||
| + | * ''[[Who's Minding the Mint?]]'' (1967) | ||
| + | * ''[[Olsen Gang]]'' | ||
| + | ** ''[[Olsen-banden]]'' | ||
| + | *** ''[[Olsen-banden Junior]]'' | ||
| + | ** ''[[Olsenbanden]]'' | ||
| + | *** ''[[Olsenbanden Jr.]]'' | ||
| + | ** ''[[Jönssonligan]]'' | ||
| + | *** ''[[Lilla Jönssonligan]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid]]'' (1969) | ||
| + | * ''[[On Her Majesty's Secret Service (film)|On Her Majesty's Secret Service]]'' (1969) - Auto-dialer | ||
| + | * ''[[The Burglars]]'' (1971) | ||
| + | * ''[[Cool Breeze (film)|Cool Breeze]]'' (1972) | ||
| + | * ''[[Thunderbolt and Lightfoot]]'' (1974) | ||
| + | * ''[[No Deposit, No Return]]'' (1976) | ||
| + | * ''[[Thief (film)|Thief]]'' (1981) | ||
| + | * ''[[Vabank]]'' (1981) | ||
| + | * ''[[Blood Simple]]'' (1984) | ||
| + | * ''[[Short Circuit 2]]'' (1988) | ||
| + | * ''[[Die Hard]]'' (1988) - Drilling, guessing electronic passwords | ||
| + | * ''[[Disorganized Crime]]'' (1989) | ||
| + | * ''[[Breaking In (1989 film)|Breaking In]]'' (1989) - Drilling, hammering (a cheap safe), nitroglycerin explosives, torch-cutting (with this method the contents were destroyed), social engineering | ||
| + | * ''[[Hudson Hawk]]'' (1991) | ||
| + | * ''[[Killing Zoe]]'' (1994) | ||
| + | * ''[[Heat (1995 film)|Heat]]'' (1995) - Drilling, physical sabotage of external security systems | ||
| + | * ''[[Safe Men]]'' (1998) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Newton Boys]]'' (1998) | ||
| + | * ''[[Blue Streak (film)|Blue Streak]]'' (1999) | ||
| + | * ''[[Sexy Beast]]'' (2000) -- Tunnelling into a bank vault, and physical destruction of security devices by flooding | ||
| + | * ''[[Small Time Crooks]]'' (2000) | ||
| + | * ''[[Ocean's Eleven (2001 film)|Ocean's Eleven]]'' (2001) - [[Social engineering (security)|Social engineering]], physical sabotage of security systems | ||
| + | * ''[[The Score (2001 film)|The Score]]'' (2001) - Drilling, thermal lance, internal explosion. This method shown at the climax of the film was tested on an episode of [[MythBusters]] (see below). | ||
| + | * ''[[Panic Room (film)|Panic Room]]'' (2002) - Drilling, brute force, physical destruction of electronic security systems | ||
| + | * ''[[The Italian Job (2003 film)|The Italian Job]]'' (2003) | ||
| + | * ''[[Bad Santa]]'' (2003) | ||
| + | * ''[[Brainiac: Science Abuse]]'' (2003) – The safe was eventually cracked by a high-explosive round fired using a [[Challenger 2 Tank]]. The contents were destroyed. | ||
| + | * ''[[The Ladykillers (2004 film)|The Ladykillers]]'' (2004) | ||
| + | * ''[[Burn Notice]]'' (2007–2013) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Bank Job]]'' (2008) | ||
| + | * ''[[Payday: The Heist]]'' (2011) | ||
| + | * ''[[Dom Hemingway]]'' (2013) | ||
| + | * ''[[Payday 2]]'' (2013-2016) | ||
| + | * "[[Battlefield Hardline]]" (2015) - Safe-cracking robot | ||
| + | * ''[[Army of Thieves]]'' (2021) | ||
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| + | Three safecracking methods seen in movies were also tested on the television show ''[[MythBusters]]'', with some success.<ref>{{cite episode | title=Crimes and Myth-Demeanors 1 | episode-link=MythBusters (2006 season)#Safecracking | series=Mythbusters | series-link=MythBusters | airdate=July 12, 2006 | season=4 | number=54 }}</ref><ref>{{cite episode | title=Crimes and Myth-Demeanors 2 | episode-link=MythBusters (2006 season)#Watersafe | series=MythBusters | series-link=MythBusters | airdate=August 23, 2006 | season=4 | number=59 }}</ref> While the team was able to blow the door off of a safe by filling the safe with water and detonating an explosive inside it, the contents of the safe were destroyed and filling the safe with water required sealing it from the inside. The safe had also sprung many leaks. | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Access control]] | ||
| + | * [[Lock picking]] | ||
| + | * [[Physical security]] | ||
| + | * [[Security engineering]] | ||
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Safe-cracking is the process of opening a safe without either the combination or the key.
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Media depictions
Movies often depict a safe-cracker determining the combination of a safe lock using his fingers or a sensitive listening device to determine the combination of a rotary combination lock. Other films also depict an elaborate scheme of explosives and other devices to open safes.
Some of the more famous works include:
- A Retrieved Reformation (1909)
- The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
- Rififi (1955)
- The Cracksman (1963)
- You Only Live Twice (1967)
- Who's Minding the Mint? (1967)
- Olsen Gang
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) - Auto-dialer
- The Burglars (1971)
- Cool Breeze (1972)
- Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
- No Deposit, No Return (1976)
- Thief (1981)
- Vabank (1981)
- Blood Simple (1984)
- Short Circuit 2 (1988)
- Die Hard (1988) - Drilling, guessing electronic passwords
- Disorganized Crime (1989)
- Breaking In (1989) - Drilling, hammering (a cheap safe), nitroglycerin explosives, torch-cutting (with this method the contents were destroyed), social engineering
- Hudson Hawk (1991)
- Killing Zoe (1994)
- Heat (1995) - Drilling, physical sabotage of external security systems
- Safe Men (1998)
- The Newton Boys (1998)
- Blue Streak (1999)
- Sexy Beast (2000) -- Tunnelling into a bank vault, and physical destruction of security devices by flooding
- Small Time Crooks (2000)
- Ocean's Eleven (2001) - Social engineering, physical sabotage of security systems
- The Score (2001) - Drilling, thermal lance, internal explosion. This method shown at the climax of the film was tested on an episode of MythBusters (see below).
- Panic Room (2002) - Drilling, brute force, physical destruction of electronic security systems
- The Italian Job (2003)
- Bad Santa (2003)
- Brainiac: Science Abuse (2003) – The safe was eventually cracked by a high-explosive round fired using a Challenger 2 Tank. The contents were destroyed.
- The Ladykillers (2004)
- Burn Notice (2007–2013)
- The Bank Job (2008)
- Payday: The Heist (2011)
- Dom Hemingway (2013)
- Payday 2 (2013-2016)
- "Battlefield Hardline" (2015) - Safe-cracking robot
- Army of Thieves (2021)
Three safecracking methods seen in movies were also tested on the television show MythBusters, with some success.<ref>Template:Cite episode</ref><ref>Template:Cite episode</ref> While the team was able to blow the door off of a safe by filling the safe with water and detonating an explosive inside it, the contents of the safe were destroyed and filling the safe with water required sealing it from the inside. The safe had also sprung many leaks.
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