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

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Most smartlocks have a bypass lock for power cuts etc. that is shockingly easy to pick.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Regardless of how easy they are you pick, every house has giant holes cut in the walls with nothing but a couple panes of glass separating the inside from the outside.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Do you mean windows?

[–] fogelmensch 25 points 9 months ago

Time to put linux in my walls

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Those are just dumb.

I have a smart lock that is just on the inside, there is nothing outside to indicate a smart lock.

Yes, someone could hack into my home assistant and open the door, but with that level of skill they would be earning 6 figures in a red team somewhere, not stealing my raspberry Pis and IKEA furniture...

[–] Takumidesh 2 points 9 months ago

Most regular door locks are easy to pick.

[–] joel_feila 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

isn't that the equivalent to having an unlock button on your front door.

[–] AA5B 1 points 9 months ago

It’s not just that your lock won’t work if there’s no power but most of these seem to be battery powered, so you face this issue every few months. In case of a power outage or dead battery, is it better to be locked out or better to prioritize people’s safety

While “fail safe” sounds bad that your door is now unlocked, remember that it’s only on a power outage or dead battery, depending on configuration. It’s not like a thief can really plan for it, especially if it means planning for you to have a dead battery. It’s up to you how long it stays like this before you replace the battery, and it really should be a very small percentage of time. It’s not as bad as it first seems