ABUS controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2022
HomeTec Pro wireless-lock vulnerability
An independent researcher reported a vulnerability in the discontinued CFA3000 wireless door lock through coordinated disclosure. Germany’s BSI rated exploitation as not unlikely and recommended replacement. ABUS confirmed the affected model was discontinued and said a software fix was technically unavailable; its newer CFA3100 successor was reported as unaffected.
1930
Use of forced labor during the Nazi period
Historical records identify ABUS’s predecessor business as having used forced laborers from a civilian labor camp in Hagen during the National Socialist period. The subject is part of the company’s wartime history and is documented in the referenced historical account.