Wi-Fi jamming to knock out cameras suspected in nine Minnesota burglaries – smart security systems vulnerable as tech becomes cheaper and easier to acquire::A serial burglar in Edina, Minnesota is suspected of using a Wi-Fi jammer to knock out connected security cameras before stealing and making off with lots of loot. Such techniques are increasingly popular with criminals.

  • Venator@lemmy.nz
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    9 months ago

    Wifi jammers could knock it out before the camera sees anything.

    • LufyCZ@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      The jammers don’t disable the cameras, they just prevent them from streaming the captured video to the recording machine.

      If the cameras had a local buffer, they’d be able to keep recording even if the signal was jammed.

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        9 months ago

        Until the cameras are destroyed, which is easier to do when they’re not streaming in real time

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      9 months ago

      You cannot block a camera from seeing by jamming the wifi. It could simply save the video feed locally and send it to the server when the wifi is restored.

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          9 months ago

          You can still just restore the network and wait for the camera to sync. Feed not lost unless too long time has gone by and buffer has wrapped around