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How can criminals use jammers to compromise WiFi security cameras

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How criminals use jammers device and defuses to compromise Wi-Fi security cameras The new warning applies to anyone using wireless security cameras like Ring to protect their homes. A Detroit woman says her Ring camera didn't capture the moment her car was stolen outside her home, and local experts say that's because criminals have become more tech-savvy. Earlier this month, the woman said her car was stolen from her driveway and when she checked her Ring camera footage, she noticed the time was missing. Chris Burns, owner of Techie Gurus, said security cameras that use Wi-Fi to record are more about convenience than safety. This is because Wi-Fi can easily be interfered with, preventing cameras from detecting people near your home, leaving criminals in trouble. "Relying on wireless as a security aspect is a mistake," Burns said. "Wireless signals can easily be interfered with or blocked." These scammers can use it like a WiFi jammer or deauther, w

Cell phone jammers illegally mute annoying calls

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Have you ever been annoyed by other people talking loudly on the phone and disrupting your morning commute? It turns out there is a way to block these calls, but it's illegal and could cause serious security issues for others. A controversial device simply and appropriately called a cell phone jammer can silence cell phones, CBS New York's Mary Calvi reports. One commuter said: "There's a lot of noise, constant discussions, people telling each other what to have for dinner, what to do on the weekend and it makes it all tiring." This is where mobile signal jammer come into play. He decided to put an end to the situation and used the device to cut off the phone signal. "You ask them nicely if they can turn it down a little bit, but they don't, and then we cut them off," he said. He asked that his identity be kept secret because jammers are illegal. Although the man said he wasn't afraid of getting caught, the Federal Communications Commissi

GPS jammer stopped tracking disrupted airport navigation and driver fired

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What happens when you take steps to ensure a little privacy by blocking your company vehicle’s GPS tracker to hide your location from your boss? A New Jersey man discovered after his gps jamming disrupted "pre-deployment testing of the Ground Augmentation System (GBAS) at Newark Liberty International Airport" was fired from engineering firm Tilcon and fined nearly $32,000 by the FCC Dollar. According to the FCC, cell phone jamming device have "no lawful purpose" and can only be "sold to the U.S. federal government for authorized official use." GBAS is being tested at Newark Airport and is designed to "provide aircraft near the airport with improved navigation signals to enable precise arrival, departure procedures and terminal area operations." On August 3, the FAA complained of a malfunction during testing. On Aug. 4, a police officer used “direction finding technology” to determine that GPS interference was coming from a red Ford F-150 picku

Man wanted for showing off signal jammer on social media

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Any car equipped with electronic locks is at risk from signal jammers. There has been an appeal for South Africans to help identify the person seen in the video about the signal jammer and how it works. The video was shared widely on social media and quickly went viral. It is unclear who this person is, but Crime in SA on Twitter plagiarized a post from the South African Police Service (SAPS) and appealed to South Africans to come forward with information about the person. "Unidentified individuals are showing off signal jammers on social media. These devices are used by criminals to block tracking devices and cell phone signals . Let's help police identify this person of interest." While some comments on the post claim possessing the device is not a crime, crimes in South Australia suggest otherwise. “Some people are saying that this man cannot be arrested because he has such a device, let us put their doubts to rest. Failure to provide satisfactory service under

UAV GPS Jamming: Why Even Amateur Drone Users Should Be Prepared

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As drones rise, so does counter-drone technology. While a variety of potential counter-drone solutions exist, including surveillance equipment such as radars, radio frequency analyzers, or acoustic and optical sensors, as well as high-power microwave (HPM) equipment, drone networks, and lasers, there is another Solutions have been a hot topic for a recent problem in the drone industry: drone GPS interference. Many drones rely on GPS (and other technologies like ships and cargo fleets, and even smartphones) for navigation and tracking. But some bad actors are trying to jam these GPS signals. InfiniDome is an Israeli GPS security company founded in 2016 that makes a variety of products, but its focus area is building GPS signal protection systems. This summer, Infinidome published a white paper that clarified how drone gps jamming works and provided a very sobering demonstration of how GPS (GNSS) systems are vulnerable to jamming attacks. Why does drone interference occur? Why is it

This jamming system can hide completely expose tanks Russian Kamikaze drones

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The purpose of these homemade devices was to jam the signals from kamikaze drones, but the radio transmissions protecting the tanks could also reveal the tank's location. Russia's Lancet kamikaze drones, designed to locate targets and then crash, have become a serious problem for the Ukrainian military. Drones buzz over the battlefield, flown by pilots on the ground and guided by radio signals. Jammers mounted on tanks or other vehicles can interfere with the signal and cause the drone to miss its target. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has intensified the drone arms race, with both sides using increasingly sophisticated drones for a variety of missions. The latest salvo is a repeating jammer that forms an invisible protective dome over the tank and jams the signals of any kamikaze drones trying to attack it. Kamikaze Drone The Lancet was made by Kalashnikov...yes, that Kalashnikov One of the most dangerous types of drones on the Ukrainian battlefield is the kamikaze d

Phone jammer manufacturers are working to loosen restrictions on jammers

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We are convinced that this was an act of pure, unadulterated charity, uninfluenced by self-interest. Cellphone jammer maker CellAntenna Corp. is calling on U.S. lawmakers to change federal law to allow law enforcement officers to use cellphone jammers more broadly. We bet you can guess why too – and yes, it’s helpful in the fight against terrorism. Because as we all know, there are a lot of cell phone terrorists out there (in fact, for us, anyone we see with a cell phone is automatically suspect). CellAntenna said in a statement that adding cell phone jamming is "the first step in increasing profits to prevent IED attacks in the United States." How refreshing - a company with a social conscience. The company is challenging FCC rules on cell phone jamming devices A small Florida company is asking the Federal Communications Commission to change a rule that bans the sale of cell phone signal encryption equipment to local and state governments. CellAntenna filed a lawsuit in

Will the next 9/11 be caused by drones?

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Twenty years after the worst attack to ever occur on U.S. soil, it's not just large, populated passenger planes that keep officials and experts up at night, but also the threat of smaller, readily available unmanned aerial systems capable of carrying deadly payloads through the skies of an unsuspecting nation. Drones are not tomorrow's weapons of mass destruction. They're here today, and the technology required to fashion such a device is only getting cheaper, smarter and more accessible. One U.S. military official who requested anonymity paints a potential nightmare scenario involving small drones, referred to as unmanned aerial systems, unmanned aircraft systems, or simply, UAS . "I kind of wonder what could you do if you had a couple of small UAS and you flew into a crowded stadium," the U.S. military official told Newsweek. "That could cause a lot of damage and it's a scenario that could potentially be in play." While "no specific knowle

Jamming US-led rocket systems Russia impedes Ukraine efforts war

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WashingtonCNN — Russia has been hindering US-created mobile rockets more frequently in Ukraine recently, using electronic jammers to overthrow its GPS-based targeting system, this causes rockets to misfire their targets, multiple people who were involved with the project told CNN. Ukrainian military officials have had to invent multiple different solutions to the problem of their own equipment, with the American help, they have employed the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) as the most celebrated and feared piece of military hardware in Ukraine's conflict. The medium-range rocket systems were touted as a significant game changer in the conflict, and have had a significant role in the past year since their arrival in Ukraine last summer, including in the offensive that led to the takeover of territory that was significant to Ukraine last year. However, recent months have seen the systems become increasingly less effective as a result of the Russians' increasing

DOT warns of illegal sales of wireless jammers

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New Delhi: The telecom department has warned e-commerce platforms not to sell some telecom equipment such as wireless jammer and network boosters that require government permission for sale, an official statement said on Monday. Over the past 4-5 years, the Department of Transportation has raised this issue several times and even conducted surprise inspections to check for illegal sales of these devices. "It is stated that the use of cellular signal jammers , GPS interceptors or other signal jamming devices is generally illegal unless specifically permitted by the Government of India. Private sector organizations and/or individuals cannot procure or use cell phone jammer in India." DoT in stated is a statement. The Ministry of Transport also stated that it is illegal to advertise, sell, distribute, import or otherwise market signal jamming devices in India unless permitted by the above guidelines. "Regarding signal boosters /repeaters, it is illegal for any person/e

Signal jamming anti-drone gun used to shoot and destroy drones

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Signal jamming is an attempt to interfere with and stop wireless communications. The culprit transmits noise on a specific radio frequency. Then, no one in the affected area can use services that rely on that frequency. Confusingly, cellphone jammers do not prevent devices from getting good reception. However, they prevent the target from initiating or receiving calls or messages. Signal interference can also affect Internet services, leaving people without access to the Internet. Is it possible to stop bomber drones ? As the name suggests, a bombing drone is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that can be used for drone attacks. They are part of a larger subset of combat UAVs used for target acquisition, surveillance, reconnaissance, and intelligence gathering purposes. Although bomber drones are unmanned, they have never been fully automated. Instead, humans tend to control them in real time from remote locations. This, of course, means a significant reduction in weight compar