Wi-Fi jamming to knock out cameras suspected in nine Minnesota burglaries -- smart security systems vulnerable as tech becomes cheaper and easier to acquire

@[email protected] · 9 months ago

Wi-Fi jamming to knock out cameras suspected in nine Minnesota burglaries -- smart security systems vulnerable as tech becomes cheaper and easier to acquire

@glimse · 9 months ago

Stop using shitty Wi-Fi cameras

@[email protected] · 9 months ago

You running the cable for my hardwired ones or…? Cause $50 for eufy/ring/whatever is way cheaper than having an electrician run the cabling and if they’re bringing wi-fi jammers to the robbery they’re premeditated and definitely taking your shit regardless of the system so it ends up a problem for your insurance company regardless.

@glimse · 9 months ago

Yeah I can help you hardwire some cameras. I can even get you a big discount on the wire. You don’t need an electrician to run cat6, though.

Jammers are cheap and i’s super easy to spot Ring/Nest/Arlo/whatever from a distance so it doesn’t have to be premeditated at all.

I don’t trust any of the wifi camera manufacturers with my data or access to my network

@[email protected] · 9 months ago

Fair. Maybe I’m just feeling lazy.

@[email protected] · 9 months ago

Power over Ethernet. Really simplifies things. Some products from brands like amcrest (provided you do not sign up for any cloud services) are generally secure and cheap, for the intro level. This at least mitigates the risk as described in the article.

Massive asterisk that privacy is a big topic and more sophisticated setups are obviously better and more secure. They don’t take that much more work, and can run off an old laptop and some other hardware and software.