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

submitted 3 months ago by lemmee_in@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I got great pictures of the people breaking into my van. It did nothing to help catch them.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Well, if you got a license plate, maybe the police would pretend like they care.

[–] fishbone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

A license plate for what?

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

The license plate of the thieves who stole from the van. Just one thief is probably a drug addict, more than one is a crew that likely has a getaway car nearby.

[–] TheObviousSolution@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Thieves who use cars during thefts usually use stolen cars. Yeah, I was able to get a license plate of a car that dropped them off once, it didn't seem to do much since it hasn't stopped them from returning.

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

Well, it'll hopefully help them connect crimes and nab those thieves eventually. It certainly doesn't hurt.