Overview

• Video tutorials on platforms like TikTok demonstrate how to crack Lime E-Bike locks and have proliferated across social media.
• Frequent unauthorized entries trigger loud alarms that disrupt Berlin residents and sometimes fail to deter offenders who ride away.
• Lime identifies young people as the primary group exploiting these online instructions to break into the e-bikes.
• The company has implemented targeted security upgrades to its lock mechanisms and alarm systems to prevent tampering.
• Suspected offenders now face account suspensions as Lime works with authorities to curb the vandalism and noise disturbances.