Police believe a string of nine robberies in Edina have used this tech.

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.

  • LufyCZ@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    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.

    • Ada@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      54·
      9 months ago

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

      • 1rre@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
        1·
        9 months ago

        Why not both?

        Mains power with battery backup, live streaming via wires with wifi then flash storage backup