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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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[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 20 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It's easy to write snarky comments like this, but the truth is running cables isn't easy, and in some cases simply not possible, at least if you don't want the cable simply draped over the outside of the house.

[–] aBundleOfFerrets@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Alternative is like… a single gigabyte of local storage on these things

[–] hardaysknight@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That could just as easily be stolen

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It depends how easy to reach the camera is, I can't see a thief sticking around long enough to set up a ladder to grab the camera, for example.

[–] hardaysknight@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

If they’re setting up a WiFi jammer, a ladder wouldn’t be an absurd thought.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

They'd have the jammer already set up, either in a vehicle or on their person. A ladder is much more conspicuous.