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Minnesota burglars are using Wi-Fi jammers to disable home security systems (www.techspot.com)

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Minnesota burglars are using Wi-Fi jammers to disable home security systems::undefined

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

Sure, but I wager many folks go with the easiest route and just rely on cloud storage or possibly local central storage.

Regardless, hardwire is best for any "critical" system to avoid shit like this. I've been telling my family for years that once common criminals adapted to the times, people with wireless everything smart homes were going to be in for a world of hurt. My reason being that the vast majority of IoT type crap are notoriously riddled with easily exploitable vulnerabilities. WiFi jamming isn't anything new or even complex, but it's just the tip of the iceberg of what's to come for low tier criminals, IMO. We truly are entering the early stages of the cyberpunk era, but without all the cool cyberware implants (yet).