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The article points out that the lock casing is made of aluminum rather than steel (presumably for aesthetic reasons), which is trivially easy to drill through. A steel casing would take a lot longer and make a lot more noise.

The point is that people in the market for smart locks need to additionally vet the company that makes them for their proficiency in physical security, not just in software security. A competent company that has made non-smart locks for a while would not make this same mistake.