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.

    • Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca
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      1 year ago

      If it’s got local storage, it’s not ‘cloud based’.

      I’m not saying offsite backups of your local storage are a bad idea.

      • LufyCZ@lemmy.world
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        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.zone
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          Until the cameras are destroyed, which is easier to do when they’re not streaming in real time

          • 1rre@discuss.tchncs.de
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            Why not both?

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