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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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[–] TexMexBazooka@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Never lived somewhere with buried infrastructure huh?

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

This but unironically. Burying lines costs money and who is going to spend it?

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Uh, no it doesn't? Just use a shovel, wedge open the dirt like 6-12 inches, and Bob's your uncle. I recommend also putting in conduit so you can fish another line if you ever need to.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Just use a shovel

On asphalt and concrete?

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

Are you talking about utility work? If so, that's on your ISP.

Our infra is all underground until it reaches my house, so there's a few feet of exposed cable in the corner of the backyard behind a fence where it enters my house. I'm not exactly sure what the arrangement is, but I think they coordinate with the electric or water utilities if they need to service one of their boxes.

[–] TheObviousSolution@lemm.ee -3 points 3 months ago

I would reply, but you clearly are more interested in making your own answers for yourself.