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LAPD warns residents after spike in burglaries using Wi-Fi jammers that disable security cameras, smart doorbells (www.tomshardware.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The Los Angeles Police Department has warned residents to be wary of thieves using technology to break into homes undetected. High-tech burglars have apparently knocked out their victims' wireless cameras and alarms in the Los Angeles Wilshire-area neighborhoods before getting away with swag bags full of valuables. An LAPD social media post highlights the Wi-Fi jammer-supported burglaries and provides a helpful checklist of precautions residents can take.

Criminals can easily find the hardware for Wi-Fi jamming online. It can also be cheap, with prices starting from $40. However, jammers are illegal to use in the U.S.

We have previously reported on Wi-Fi jammer-assisted burglaries in Edina, Minnesota. Criminals deployed Wi-Fi jammer(s) to ensure homeowners weren't alerted of intrusions and that incriminating video evidence wasn't available to investigators.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Cheap wireless cloud connected security cameras are the reason home surveillance is so ubiquitous today. Many people don’t have the know-how to install POE cameras, or it’d cost them too much to pay someone to do it. Plus, if you’re renting your house, putting the holes you’d need where they’re supposed to go is something you might not even be allowed to do.

I fully understand the attack. It’s effective against the majority of people.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's one of the easier things to DIY though, much easier than setting up a printer or installing a TV. Also, it's about the same price if not cheaper, I got 1tb harddrive, 4 cameras, cables and and OS for under $200

I'm just tired of these excuses on why we give away our data and then are surprised when their security is trash

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

It's one of the easier things to DIY though, much easier than setting up a printer or installing a TV

I don’t think that’s true at all, and also like I said before if you rent it’s literally not an option unless you can do it without drilling holes.

Also, it's about the same price if not cheaper, I got 1tb harddrive, 4 cameras, cables and and OS for under $200

Well no, a Wyze cam is like $25. So that’s not “The same price if not cheaper”, it’s twice the cost.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

$25 + subscription and/or SD card

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

You don’t need either, actually.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I'm not familiar with Wyze but Ring and Nest doorbells go for $50-$200 per camera plus a month subscription if they want to keep the data, so still cheaper

And they do have magnets to allow for non drilling options if that's a requirement. I should also stipulate if the person installing it has the physical ability, the setting up the computer side is easy enough for a novice and simpler than installing Windows/MacOSX

My argument is not go the easy, convenient route. Fast food is nice in a pinch, but eating it every day leads to bad outcomes. And I'm not saying the consumer is 100% to blame, but they aren't innocent bystanders, especially if they are spending money to protect valuables, why not learn which tools are available and when to use what