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

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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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[-] TheObviousSolution@lemm.ee 37 points 5 months ago

I wish that apps notified you when your camera has been unreachable for too long, but at least that's a hint that a jammer may have been involved. Cameras won't stop them, but a the best setups would rely on wires and hidden local and cloud storage for recordings and alerts.

[-] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago

A numbers of cameras tell the user when they go offline, but yeah, a lot do not. I have a HomeKit system that sends an alert when WiFi or power has been interrupted to the camera or the primary hub.

[-] person420@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 5 months ago

Amcrest's app does, and you could do it yourself with something like Home Assistant.

[-] northendtrooper@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago

Just picked up our 2nd bullet 4k with ai. It's a good addition to my nvr.

[-] piecat@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Especially if X# of cameras are down

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

apps notified you when your camera has been unreachable for too long

The volume of false positives this produced would render the system significantly less useful.

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