I attach plastic cake containers to the door, so if someone breaks in my dad will hear it and come out and yell for the burglar to go to bed and ask when they will get a job
This is a gem of a video! I'll add to your comments about the signage with this anecdote: I was remodeling the house my wife and I owned, and it was my wife's habit to put out a security system sign, despite the fact we didn't have a system. One day a guy in a nice polo shirt with a company name I didn't know came to the door trying to sell me security products, and kept glancing around trying to see a control pad. He was asking very specific questions about the hardware I was using possibly to make a sales comparison, but also possibly because he was doing reconnaissance. I stopped him cold and said: "As a security professional, you of all people should know that it is foolish to discuss your security posture with a perfect stranger." He nodded and said "have a good day," and left. Who knows if he was actually a salesman, but either way he was trained to know when the conversation was over.
GREAT! - NOW CRIMINALS KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO - YOU IDIOT!!! THIS FOOL TELLS AND SHOWS CRIMINALS HOW TO OVERCOME THE SECURITY DEVICES, THAT YOU HAVE HOPED ARE PROTECTING YOUR PROPERTY. YOU HAVE SPENT YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY IMPROVING YOUR SECURITY - AND HE IS SHOWING HOW TO DEFEAT THE MEASURES YOU HAVE PAID FOR. WHAT AN ARROGANT IDIOT - ENCOURAGING CRIME - FOR HIS 15 MINUTES OF WARHOL FAME! SELF-OBSESSED, SELF AGGRANDIZING FOOL! HE NEEDS LOCKING UP IN A SECURE UNIT - HE COULD HAVE FUN TRYING TO ESCAPE. THANK YOU FOR PUTTING DOUBT AND UNCERTAINTY INTO PEOPLE'S MINDS. MOST CROOKS DO NOT HAVE YOUR DUBIOUS KNOWLEDGE AND "SPECIALIST" (CRIMINAL) SKILLS - SO YOU CANNOT JUSTIFY YOUR ACTIONS BY CLAIMING THAT THIS IS HOW A THIEF WOULD ATTACK YOUR SECURITY. YOU DO - YOU REALLY DO NEED LOCKING UP - TO PROTECT PEOPLE FROM BEING ATTACKED BY YOUR TRAINEES! HAVE YOU NO CONSCIENCE? DO YOU NOT CARE ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO MAY BE ROBBED - OR HURT - OR KILLED, DUE TO YOUR IRRESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOUR???
@@randomdude6376 I just use mines because it wakes me up when the burglars come and it blows there foot off (they don't blow a leg off like in shows and movies)
I can't believe I've finally heard someone ELSE say "hey, don't advertise which alarm you use if you use one". I could never figure out why anybody who had any alarm would want to advertise which alarm setup they were using.
not really a fault of simplisafe, wireless interference is an issue with any low power wireless system. If you want something better you'll have to get a proper wired system
As an alarm installer, this is why I try to sell wired systems instead of wireless systems. The reliability and integrity is almost nonexistent with these wireless systems like SimpliSafe
@@sj6404 Gotcha. And so the only thing you're not getting is the cops showing up ten minutes after the break-in. Ya kinda makes sense. Thanks for the insight and tips here.
@@mauriciovazquez2371 One problem I have with the typical IP camera systemz I see, such as the common IVMS system, is their network needs. For instance, you can either set up port-forwarding which is I'll advised from a network security standpoint unless you use a DMZ, or you can have the cameras talk out to a cloud hosted service. Unfortunately, most of them talk to servers in odd places like China and Singapore in order for you to see the cameras on your phone when you're outside your home network. Oddly, I had one security camera system from Costco that refused to work unless I allowed traffic on the firewall out to North Korean IP address blocks, and I'm not kidding.
SJ and when you go on vacation or asleep or ...... what kind of siren do you have ? A picture of someone who stole all your stuff has little value to your stuff that's gone. Been in security business for 30 years. Cameras are fantastic second purchase - right after a loud burglary detection system- never before. PS unless its your cousin or neighbor- which it won't be - having a picture of burglar is of little use as the police get hundreds of suspect pics a week - your pic won't be on CNN anytime soon so if you don't know them it won't help. Also most all burgers will be gone before a proper monitored system has the police arrive at their quickest possible time. You calling 911 and explaining and then police dispatched will as many people find out be way to late and again all you have is video of your house being ransacked for 4 minutes and then them taking off long before the police or you arrive. Seen lots of sad people in 30 years you've been warned proceed at your own risk.
Studying for a technicians license has opened up an incredible rabbit hole how frequencies effect so many things. From simplisafe, to garage door openers, car locks, etc... fascinating what you can do with a raspberry pie and some software.
3:52 "it's a good idea to use cameras in conjunction with this system" *Next Video: Expensive Camera System Defeated by Gas Station Corn Dog and a Coat Hanger*
common misconception, the corn dog is actually not necessary, the coat hanger is used to scratch your back while eating the corn dog with your hands, using the corn dog wodden stick to pick the camera apart.
While we're on the subject of cheap worthless security products- All of those "consumer" walmart-grade cameras like Nest or Ring suffer from the same issues. They're designed for technically-incompetent people, they offer very little ability to customize them, and overcharge you for the most basic features (like 24/7 recording). They're kind of like iPhones in that regard- decent physical cameras but with horrible software that limits what you can do with them. Anyone with a little electronics knowledge can disable a Nest cam for a few bucks just like he does in this video without even going in the house. Also cloud recording is BS, and is just an upsell they can hit you with a monthly subscription fee for. As soon as you cut the wifi signal the cloud recording is dead. So what if the system sends you a text? All I have to do as a burglar is knock out your internet a few times each day for a week and then on the 6th day I guarantee you won't be running home to check the crappy SimpliSafe system that's been sending you texts all week. I can hide a powerful wifi jammer in the bushes outside your house and program it to do this a few times a day without any outside control. Any security system that is WiFi based is a joke. Anyone serious about their security needs hardwired IP cameras and local recording with redundancy. Preferably a physical SD card in each camera as a backup- so the burglar can't simply cut your internet cable and then steal your DVR.
@@rahmanahashem3484 My 100 pound Rotty, can only be defeated with copious amounts of beef jerky, then, any burglar would regret the lack of breathing equipment.
"This is the LPL, and today we're showing you how to get through the back door of the white house using just a Burger King Whopper Wrapper and this penny I found in the street."
FFS seriously some youtube channels that I respect are starting to promte this. I have made it clear in their redit official feedback forums the issues and I am getting ridiculed for my mentions that I am just trying to attract attention to my self. Its the opposite i am trying to save the youtuber from drowning their rep with garbage products.
Yep. Same with security tags on merchandise at a store: they only reduce theft by keeping honest people honest. A determined thief (i.e. not an honest person) will find a way around a lock; the lock is only there to prevent simple and easy crimes of opportunity. Like porch pirates - most of them aren't stealing constantly, it's just a super easy thing to do once or twice. Just ask Mark Rober.
I had their system in my shop... the motion detector was triggered by the sun going down. Yeah...... that was fun. PS: small store, entire south wall was a window. Keeping it out of the sun wasn't a realistic option. I hope there's a possibility I can stop answering this same question now.
It's not just this company, any passive infrared motion sensor will do that. It's also easily defeated by holding up a bedsheet. Better to use camera based motion detection, it's usually a feature of newer cameras and NVRs anyway.
@@hiphop4lif1 It mesures infared light, which means while it detects living things, it will also occasionally be triggered by generally environmental temperature changes, normally systems are built to ignore gradual changes over time, but this one must have been too sensitive
I was a garage door tech for nearly a decade. Crosstalk and interference can be a PITA. Not to mention all the different remotes and shady neighbors. I've went to program remotes and caught neighbors programming their own remotes to the customers door. I had a customer who's door would operate phantomly. Our first suspect was it having older circuitry that had been superseded post 9/11 and them living near a armory. It's a easy fix with certain brands of garage door openers. Swap the board and controls with newer ones to eliminate potential interference. I even used a wall control pad that had a night lock feature. It didn't work, even when it was activated. One of the bigger issues with this is the house was alarmed. Aside from the obvious issue of having your garage open itself up it also causes issues with alarm companies, insurance and police. The whole time I was working on this problem I asked if the family had any tech that could be causing it. Specifically if the kid was into tech hobbies because he had a fairly advanced understanding of electrical components for his age. I was hanging around one evening during the timeframe it typically happened and witnessed it occur. I had wiped the remotes and disconnected the wall control. It still happened. I was becoming irritated and about ready to give up. I walked outside the garage in the driveway and lit up a cigarette. While I was standing there it did it again. I was looking around and behind me I noticed a large pole antenna mounted outside of the neighbor's house by a second story window covered with tinfoil. The nuthouse next door had a illegally amplified makeshift base station setup. You could actually hear it outside between the houses. Dude would come home, do meth and play with the radio. Also come to find out everyone around him had the same issue and quit using their openers. He was emitting so much radiation it was messing with all kinds of things. So if you see the retard antennas around town you have to ask yourself what are the odds you have a tweaker zapping everything around them.
Remote garage door openers used a simple RF carrier signal to open/close doors in the 70s. As a young trouble maker in my early teens, I used to ride my bike up and down the block opening countless garage doors by pressing the remote button and adjusting the tuning slug in the remote. It was a lot of fun at the time!
I recently had a guy come to my door claiming to be selling alarm systems. I told him I already have one and he asked what brand, to which I responded "You don't need to know that." Whether you have SimpliSafe or any other brand, I don't think it's a good idea to advertise that on a sign. You can have a sign that says your house has an alarm, but don't say what kind. Exploits like this are always popping up and especially one this cheap could be easily taken advantage of.
Couple at home: Spending some private time alone _door jiggles_ “This is the L O C K P I C K I N G L A W Y E R and today we’re going to be entering this house unlawfully.”
Jetah ......I had a similar hookup by a leading advertised company. Paid big dollars to have it installed with maintenance insurance. When I had a problem...tech showed up at my door with a partner to just swap out a sensor. Different vehicles one company car and the other a clunker. I ask to see ID’s for the one not displaying one and my hunch was right on the mark....none. Tech assured me the guy worked for the company but I wasn’t buying it. These days no one is who they say they are...everybody has a horse in the race to steal or deceive you. Even the guy who preaches the word....Howard be thy Name🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴
He's so gentle, he wouldn't even turn the walkie-talkie on. Do you actually need license for that in USA? In Russia that kind of radio is a free for all, you only can't use, like, army frequencies.
I run a simplisafe facebook group and I have made everyone aware of this hack. I even bought the same remote and it does work...but it only works best if you know exactly where the sensors are. From my testing, if you didn't hold the remote directly against the OUTSIDE of the door, exactly where the sensor was mounted, I didn't get in without setting it off. That said, I also did remove my SS yard signs, and I recommended that everyone else do the same. I could imagine at someone with a stronger power signal 433 MHz device could easily defeat any any entry signal much more effectively, but then you run the hazard of tripping the wireless interference notification. I was barely able to trigger the signal with that tiny remote even being within inches or feet from the base station. This is a great video no doubt. I love your channel!
Working in the Information Technology industry, these videos (including the picking of locks) has changed my perspective on security over-all. I now see locked doors and locks on gates, and other equipment, "barely," as nothing more than a deterrent. Clearly, someone with the correct tools, and practice can pick a lock, in seconds or use other techniques to crack, so-called, security equipment. Great site, great resource. Love the content. Keep it coming.
GREAT! - NOW CRIMINALS KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO - YOU IDIOT!!! THIS FOOL TELLS AND SHOWS CRIMINALS HOW TO OVERCOME THE SECURITY DEVICES, THAT YOU HAVE HOPED ARE PROTECTING YOUR PROPERTY. YOU HAVE SPENT YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY IMPROVING YOUR SECURITY - AND HE IS SHOWING HOW TO DEFEAT THE MEASURES YOU HAVE PAID FOR. WHAT AN ARROGANT IDIOT - ENCOURAGING CRIME - FOR HIS 15 MINUTES OF WARHOL FAME! SELF-OBSESSED, SELF AGGRANDIZING FOOL! HE NEEDS LOCKING UP IN A SECURE UNIT - HE COULD HAVE FUN TRYING TO ESCAPE. THANK YOU FOR PUTTING DOUBT AND UNCERTAINTY INTO PEOPLE'S MINDS. MOST CROOKS DO NOT HAVE YOUR DUBIOUS KNOWLEDGE AND "SPECIALIST" (CRIMINAL) SKILLS - SO YOU CANNOT JUSTIFY YOUR ACTIONS BY CLAIMING THAT THIS IS HOW A THIEF WOULD ATTACK YOUR SECURITY. YOU DO - YOU REALLY DO NEED LOCKING UP - TO PROTECT PEOPLE FROM BEING ATTACKED BY YOUR TRAINEES! HAVE YOU NO CONSCIENCE? DO YOU NOT CARE ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO MAY BE ROBBED - OR HURT - OR KILLED, DUE TO YOUR IRRESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOUR???
There is absolute preventative measure to safeguard your possessions it is a time delay until you can get presence on the scene. For example some national security safes are rated by time to breach e.g. 30 minutes. This so you can establish a guard schedule in video monitoring system.
SimpliSafe could have applied for and gotten better frequencies to work on, but that requires smarts, effort, applying to the FCC for licensing, and time. So they chose the simple easy way out, just like most alarm manufacturers do.
@D bad just needs to tape down the button on the transmitter, motion sensors are also on the same frequency. All the wireless components are on that frequency, therefore they will all be overwhelmed.
NEVER advertise your alarm company, get generic signs made at a vinyl sign shop. There is just way to much info on company's online and thieves have smart phones also. Also in my opinion a security system is only as good as the wires linking the system together.
I'd say never advertise your security at all if you don't have to for insurance/legal reasons, if someone want's to be in they now have a banner telling them what to expect.
@@MrTrilbe advertising that you HAVE a security system is often enough to make people look for an easier target. Advertising WHAT system you have should be a clear no-no for most people, that is just giving away extra information on how to get past your security.
How to PROPERLY advertise security- This house is protected by guns. That door you're thinking about breaking through is for YOUR protection, NOT mine.
@@LordDragox412 People shoot home invaders every day, so I'd say thieves aren't as diligent about making sure a building is unoccupied as you think they are.
Not just SimpliSafe, but most "wireless" alarms such as residential systems installed by ADT use the 433 MHz unlicensed band between the entry sensors and the control unit and would be vulnerable to the same attack.
Good idea in theory but poor in practice. Most common knuckle draggers are going to see a security system and bypass it for a easier mark. However a skilled professional burgler is going to see 8 different security systems and think your either full of crap or that you have something really really valuable and raise the chances of your getting hit. Best way to avoid it is to blend in and/or be as low key as possible. An alarm and/or theft deterrent is best when the thief doesn't know its there or is so low key it makes most common thieves look for an easier target and most professionals move on to a potentially more lucrative mark.
@@arcticfox5118 I have a sign on my front door that says "The last sound you hear will be that of a 12 gauge shell being racked into the chamber, by all means, come on in"...so far, so good :)
LMFAO... ADT is just as bad... I can hack an ADT system in under 5 minutes every time. I have been a professional security guy for well over 25 years, and I can tell you that any "big" company will fail you because the systems need to be simple enough to support techs with high turnover and little training.
GREAT! - NOW CRIMINALS KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO - YOU IDIOT!!! THIS FOOL TELLS AND SHOWS CRIMINALS HOW TO OVERCOME THE SECURITY DEVICES, THAT YOU HAVE HOPED ARE PROTECTING YOUR PROPERTY. YOU HAVE SPENT YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY IMPROVING YOUR SECURITY - AND HE IS SHOWING HOW TO DEFEAT THE MEASURES YOU HAVE PAID FOR. WHAT AN ARROGANT IDIOT - ENCOURAGING CRIME - FOR HIS 15 MINUTES OF WARHOL FAME! SELF-OBSESSED, SELF AGGRANDIZING FOOL! HE NEEDS LOCKING UP IN A SECURE UNIT - HE COULD HAVE FUN TRYING TO ESCAPE. THANK YOU FOR PUTTING DOUBT AND UNCERTAINTY INTO PEOPLE'S MINDS. MOST CROOKS DO NOT HAVE YOUR DUBIOUS KNOWLEDGE AND "SPECIALIST" (CRIMINAL) SKILLS - SO YOU CANNOT JUSTIFY YOUR ACTIONS BY CLAIMING THAT THIS IS HOW A THIEF WOULD ATTACK YOUR SECURITY. YOU DO - YOU REALLY DO NEED LOCKING UP - TO PROTECT PEOPLE FROM BEING ATTACKED BY YOUR TRAINEES! HAVE YOU NO CONSCIENCE? DO YOU NOT CARE ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO MAY BE ROBBED - OR HURT - OR KILLED, DUE TO YOUR IRRESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOUR???
As a licensed amateur radio operator, I'm glad that didn't xmit on 433. 😉 As an electrical engineer, I designed alarm systems for Ademco (now Honeywell) and you are spot on with your analysis here.
@@justinray582 6 beans gets you a 2 way rf pir sensor with unique id chip multi year claimed battery life retail. Name brand rolling code chips are under a dollar. No name microcontrollers can be had for less than a nickel in low volume etc. If they gave a crap 1 month of monitoring would likely be the oem cost to implement. .02 pir sensors are easier to circumvent if they are looking where someone is moving directly toward or away from them. There are active and passive attacks on them.
@@justinray582 that's not AT ALL how it works. Nobody's going to design a chip for this and have a fab make a custom IC. It's cots or maybe an fpga. Since they half assed the original yeah it's a redesign and new fcc compliance testing but if you have a clue about board layout and did your own precompliance testing that shouldn't be a deal breaker. $10 bom cost $2M dev cost is pretty close to a month of monitoring.
@@justinray582 So clearly you like to play games, sometimes trolls are entertaining...sometimes :) Anyway, large customer base razor blade business model clearly they could make a nice razor handle if they gave a crap. Particularly if as you say the handle isn't a loss leader. They had to be drug kicking and screaming into the modern age after they got hacked so there is obviously coin for product improvement after they conclude ducking flaws might impact their business. I think we both know 2M is pretty generous dev cost. Subscription gross is what 5-8M a month... I'm not saying their low cost low expectation niche with sweet sweet subscription revenue is flawed, but common have a little enginerding pride and as always have a nice day.
I literally had a simplisafe advert play before this. I hoped for it but didnt think it would happen, had to check it wasn't in the video at the start, lol.
I have literally never seen anyone who makes such videos. A lot of information taught directly without much hassle in short videos. And also solutions to counteract. Props to you for being a selfless master in your field. Greets from Germany.
Used to work for a company that did the monitoring for SimpliSafe and we got calls all the time caused by consistently faulty devices. People would complain that people had come out multiple times and either replaced things or said everything was fine and they still had the problem. We weren't able to do any tech support so we would have to transfer them to the customer support number which is not open 24/7. Customers would also complain they had already called customer support and left a message that never got a return call. At the very least, the system can probably be set up to be handled in a very specific way that might work well. I'd still recommend getting a security company with a 24/7 technician help line
I actually work for a security system company, we get signals at central all the time for zones missing and things of that nature. It's essentially a trouble signal telling us that the system no longer sees that zone, and we call to make sure everything is alright. So in this case the interference should come up as a zone missing and the customer will still get called.
@@ELVTechnology There's nothing wrong with its 40+ year old tech. All I wanted was a text message when the alarm gets triggered and I accomplished that for less than $50 on my own.
@@ELVTechnology Not true, in the UK Texecom have a wireless addon that monitors the wireless sensors with an encrypted signal, any interference with the signal like a jamming device will trigger an alarm.
99% of all wireless system are used because wiring is not possible. So wireless systems are no Upgrade, they are an alternative, where wiring is not possible.
@@michaeldewitz1940 I disagree. I believe most wireless systems would be installed as a DIY solution, likely to save the cost of professional installation, or where it can't be done for example renting a property.
4:04 For the same reason, you should definitely change the SSID of your WiFi router. Most router manufacturers always assign SSIDs according to the same standard. This gives attackers an unconscious indication of which brand you are using, making it easier for them to exploit known vulnerabilities. Btw, great video with a lot of important information, as always
This is actually basically impossible. I have a GPU rack with 10 3080s and kali linux and have yet to break any default routers or any way that fact using a rainbow table, dictionary or word play. Can't use reaver WPS forcing anymore, now there's wpa3 because these gpus are getting so strong. Pretty safe to say actually wifi attacks are not going to happen very often
I’ve rewatched this video a dozen times over the last year or so and it still holds up. Everything in it from using cameras in conjunction with any off the shelf security system product, to using a competitors signage to advertise (ideally) a system that uses 900mhz frequencies, etc.
I'll be honest I disagree. He isn't wrong about the things you mentioned but the way he is using the system to demonstrate a flaw is not accurate at all. Do you know any home security system that tells you to install all the sensor, base, and keypad within 1 foot of each other? That's not how it's done. Did you know the motion sensor he has in the video is disabled when using home mode which he uses exclusively? Did you know that you have to change the settings for the keypad to start beeping when a sensor is breached in home mode? By default the system just goes off when a sensor is breached in home mode because it's meant to be for when your in your home and don't expect anyone to be going in and out like at night. In that situation why would the system beep to give you time to put in the pin? Did you know that away mode works the exact way he has changed the settings in home mode to work? Why would he be using home mode when using away mode would require no changes to settings for the purposes of this demonstration? Because in away mode the motion sensor is on and he probably kept triggering the alarm via the motion sensor during the shoot so he turned it to home mode so it wouldn't go off. So how is any of that accurate when it's in the wrong context? It's a self installed and self maintained system. Which means it would be very smart to read the manuals and make sure you understand them and if you have any questions about it you should call them. They would be happy to explain it to you and clarify. I did and now I understand this video is nonsense.
Two huge flaws in Simplisafe's design are related. First, the sensors only transmit once in the blind, meaning they just send the alert once and don't receive an acknowledgement from the base that the alert was received. If anything prevented the base from getting the alert, such as interference or a weak signal due to a sensor on the far side of a house, you're screwed. Hopefully you'll also have some motion sensors inside that might pick up what the door/window sensor missed. Second, the same thing happens when the base sends the alert via cellular to their monitoring system... anything causes that one transmission to not go through and nobody knows your house was just broken into or it is about to go up in flames from a fire. I confirmed this with a support person from Simplisafe after suspecting it based on occasional missed alerts.
As an Ham Radio Operator for more than 25 years, I have to say that your explanation was top notch and your presentation was very responsible! Uncle Charlie with the FCC shouldn't be paying you any visits any time soon! Thank you for that! As an aside, there are some of us that do employ the full legal limit of 1500 watts in the 430MHz range which could affect an even larger area.
FCC hasn't enforced that shit for decades. They nick one or two people just to make an example. Meanwhile the Gov't sells off spectrum to private industry like it's going out of style. You old radio operators have been conned.
@@silvermediastudio so far ham radio bands haven't been sold off yet, so no loss for us. And in the Ham Bands WE are the ones who enforce the rules, and when someone is breaking the rules we call in the FCC with the persons exact location, and detailed records of the violations, and the FCC then deals with the situation.
It is so satisfying to see Simply Safe bypassed so easy! And all the RUclipsrs out there that are getting sponsored and pushing their products! Well DONE!
I am a ham, radio operator. I am also a lawyer, and I love your channel. I had always wondered why when I used my hotspot (a device that allows my DMR radio to connect with the internet) I got that wireless interference warning. Fortunately, my hotspot allows me to change the programmed frequency. So that’s what I did. But I realize now that if I had simply gone to the FCC and looked up the SimpliSafe application, I could have figured this all out on my own. You have a great channel and you do a great service. You should look into getting your ham radio license. You’d have a lot of fun.
I mean any security system that uses these wireless devices would be vulnerable. Same as if your setup was run thru your internet... all they need to do is cut the cable feed if they wanna break in. Or use a cell jammer if yours is over cell service...
I don't see this as a reason to not use simplisafe, just a PSA so you understand it's limitations. If wireless networking plays into your security system, it's going to have this vulnerability.
@@thatsux0rz The alarm system is normally connected both by internet and by cell connection. And believe me, if I received an alarm message for both a failed internet connection and a failed cell connection I'd have the police on their way within seconds. It never happened while I worked for a security company, though. Every now and then one connection failed, but that was either because the customers had deactivated it themselves (for example by terminating the cell phone contract) or it was only temporarily, and the other connection was still active. Also simplisafe is a very basic system that nobody really needs, if you want to protect anything really valuable get a better (and probably more expensive) system, if the stuff you want to protect isn't that valuable at all just get the sticker.
Thanks. I have a license. There is no need to transmit on the exact frequency for this attack to work. You can be on an adjacent channel, or a lower harmonically-related frequency, for instance. Even and adjacent brushed D.C. electric motor can jam these systems.
LPL with this device I can bring down the entire neighborhoods security system by typing this code and pushing this button... Buuut I'm not gonna do on video
Even though criminals could easily watch your videos and use these techniques for nefarious purposes, I really appreciate that you put the info out regardless, to better educate consumers and force innovation in the security industry. Thankyou sir
Hell yeah thanks for this. I watched it a long time ago but didn’t remember much. Now that i’m about to buy one, i ran across a cleetus mcfarland fan reddit post mentioning your video. Rewatching this video has definitely prepared me and made me feel confident going through with the purchase. Thank you so much
The only ones to be doing the company destroying would the companies themselves if they don't bother taking LPL's criticisms to heart and fix the flaws in their security products(if they're flawed, that is.)
Someone else said Wired is far better and it makes sense. Plus, just letting potential Burglars know you "have" security does most of the work. ALSO: With the name SinpliSafe for alarms and wireless on top of that...inspires ZERO confidence
company has to file the fcc frequency they are using and as stated by LPL not much can be done unless it is hard wired. Other wireless security solutions have the same issue. Even wired solutions have their own flaws. but i love LPL suggestion of using another companies sticker on your window.
@@TheAyanamiRei Wired is by far the best on ONE proviso they use 6 core wiring and actually properly connect the tamper loop not use 4 core and just bridge the tamper loop in the panel as MOST INSTALLERS do
And the worst of all is that SimpliSafe could have easily avoided this in various ways. For example, by using a $3 transceiver module with advanced encoding built in instead of $0.5 transmitter/receiver only “dumb” modules, and having some memory on the sensor. That way, it’d regularly send a test message and check for acknowledgment from the sensor and if not received, sound the alarm, and if the sensor was triggered when it wasn’t connected, as soon as the connection is reestablished, it’d send the signal to sound the alarm, regardless of the current state.
Battery life for that would be appalling though. That's one of the fundamental problems with wireless systems. The devices need to run on a battery as long as possible. Anything more complex than a very basic occasional keepalive initiated by the sensors themselves and the state-change would simply ruin battery life. Answering the central base would require listening for the central base.
It may make the battery life suck but that is the only obvious way of negating the problem in the video. Essentially you need the connection to fail safe. With the super low power wireless technologies they have these days and the relatively infrequent and brief call home you'd think it would just about be possible, albeit the sensor battery would have to be larger and changed more frequently.
If this was installed in a high security building with security guards yes that would be ideal. In a home with lots of radio devices around you can not be sending alarms to police every time there is radio interference.
What kind of advanced encoding transceivers are you talking about? I am using some 433 Mhz devices for home automation (just experimenting to switch lights on and off at the moment, so it's not that security relevant), but the 433 MHz to Wifi bridge I am using sees - and can emulate - a lot of 433 MHz devices in my area. This made me think about issues like these already, but I did not yet find better modules.
@@TWX1138 Well, yeah, I forgot about that. But it can be done in reverse, with the device sending a keepalive every few seconds to prevent long term interference, and memory to prevent short term interference (as demonstrated in the video). The idea overall, though, is that the sensor itself has some autonomy and doesn't depend on a radio link.
Thank you for confirming my thoughts on the signage. I always thought it was dumb to advertise what system you have to the public. I'd rather them be surprised than prepared.
I think these systems would be much better served using some sort of secured wifi connections. Maybe even be able to tie it into a home wifi network. I have such a network that is quite secure.
@@williamjones4483 WiFi uses a lot more power, therefore the sensors would need to be powered/charged regularly. Also WiFi jammers (or even deauthers if the system is not well designed) are able to block WiFi signals. Imo these sensors (wifi or rf) would need to send a regular heartbeat containing the last time they have been triggered, so the hub can send the alarm when it detects a mismatch. This would still use more battery though.
That would not happen, because radios can't transmit, only recieve. But if you could tune your radio to 433.92 Mhz ( I doubt it because i have never seen a radio that tunes to that frequency) you could hear the data transfered from the sensors to the base station.
@@ttv_switcher260 SOF rto here, radios don't transmit? Never heard that one before. That is a uhf freq range, and you can buy suck transmitters online all day. It's within legal civilian freq range
By the way, that cheap chineese handheld tranciever is very popular over the world, but is quite bad, and causing interference not just on the frequency that it is tuned to. I'm licensed ham radio enthusiast, and i have one. And when I use it to transmit, every TV and audio system in the house starts to buzz.
He probably iis, but notice he never shows his face in his videos. He's probably made a lot of enemies from making these videos such as from MasterLock, Simplisafe, just to name a few. If he wanted to transmit legally, he'd have to say his call sign. You can Google any ham radio operator call sign and see the address the call sign is registered to.
I am a HAM operator. You can use a device called an SDR to figure out what frequency a house uses if you are not sure what alarm they have. Wireless devices are EXTREMELY easy to detect and potentially interfere with. Hardlines are always the best method for anything you really need to protect. Dont buy into ADTs line about how they use military encryption or any of that BS. A simple transmitter with more power will always block the best encryption out there.
use SDR to record the code the sensor sends, then retransmit it to cause a false alarm condition. After a while the user will ignore the system as a nuisance.
I used to have my technition no code licence, then I let it lapse. I want to get back into ham radio and get every licence I can. I even want to learn morse code. I see lots of things to learn in my future!
@@newyorkval1478 I've seen that same advice published in a book back in the '70's. A thief might do that - if they really want to target a particular house for some reason, but I think most want something *now* rather than have to work for it.
Putting a sign that the house has an alarm system (probably without brand) is actually a good practice, because it will show that it has some active protection system. LPL is correct about a jammer. but, normally in a system like that, you also have a motion sensor (also presented in the video), which is located in a bit different location. So, you need some luck to jam both devices.
I'd like to see what you can do with keyless smart locks, such as Yale. I recently bought two for the home and was thinking how secure they really are.
@@kickassgreek the one I have is the Yale Assure (with z-wave, similar to the Yale x Nest, except not tied to Nest) and it has a feature where the keypad will not work and you need to use your phone only or even use your phone in conjunction to the keypad, such as like a two-factor authentication.
I thought a lot about this recently because I have smart deadbolts that probably have flaws so I thought about getting some latches to use when people are home. Then I realized two of my doors are almost all glass. Really whats the point when they can just break the glass?
Thank you!!! I was thinking about buying this system and now will think some more. Good advice on not advertising what alarm system you have, had not thought of that.
Why, oh WHY would the FCC allocate 433.92MHz to a consumer electronics device? I'm not so much worried about it causing interference to repeater auxiliary communications, but a nearby repeater could just drown out the sensor.
Oh, I do love those yard signs. Walking around the neighborhood I see signs for an outfit that no longer exists. It got bought out 6-7 years ago (I know, at the time I was working for an IT shop that was not only their customer but they were also ours). All those signs should have been replaced with ones for the buying company. So I know that either these owners were too lazy to change a yard sign or they cancelled service before the buyout and probably have nothing. After a while, you just start noticing this stuff, like seeing the hinges on the exterior of the door.
the launch codes..... ya know....the super secret squirrel codes to launch a minuteman 3 missle.... with like 10 warheads that can all hit different cities . ya.... the launch codes were....00....00...00...00...00 yup.... 00000000 to launch a nuke . . they were worried that communications would go down so instead of having individual codes for each missile.... that would need to be transmitted to each silo they just programmed everything to be 00000000 . you still needed the 2 keys.... and had to turn them at the same time... and all that but the codes were 0000000 . doesnt that just make you feel safe?
If you believe the sign is of any use, then sure. But all wireless alarms use the same frequency range and the ham radio trick is gonna work with any of them. the pro installed wired-in system doesn't have this flaw. I guess use one of them signs for a wired alarm if you know your neighborhood crooks are gullible. Good luck.
It's amazing what you can hack just by reading the manual, it's, even more, astonishing the number of companies and startups that almost collapsed due to this channel.
dude, this is one of your best vids 1. you can actually save some ones life with this information 2. you are making every one more aware about how technology can be defeated by a very simple "hack" 3. the video was only 4 minutes. Bravo sir.
Good luck getting past the motion detectors...!!! Good tip about using a different company Alarm System signage....i never thought about that one. I did think advertising your type of alarm, was silly. Thanks!!
Simplisafe is a joke, I'm glad you're out here showing the contrary to all of the sponsored youtubers that were promoting it a couple weeks ago.. I've never understood putting signs up regarding your security system, either. The first line of security is obscurity.
Security by obscurity alone is discouraged and not recommended by standards bodies. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the United States sometimes recommends against this practice: "System security should not depend on the secrecy of the implementation or its components." So it can be a part of the Security, but If it is your first line you are lost.
Yes but most burglars and thieves are creatures of opportunity. If they see a house with a sign and a house without a sign, it's easy enough for them to choose. Why would you pick a house with a security system when plenty of houses don't have a security system? It's just an unnecessary risk unless they know you have something extremely valuable worth stealing.
It's about making your house a less attractive target than your neighbor's house. If your house has a sticker advertising a security system, an opportunistic burglar will most likely target your neighbor's house who doesn't advertise a security system. It's the same reason a burglar may opt to break into a house without a dog than a house with one. I'm not endorsing it, just pointing out the rationale.
It's ok Josh... what most of us do is when we see a video from LPL is put a small $$ amount into a jar.... when you get to a given amount we buy a bigger baseball bat.
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Burglars realizing they aren't licensed ham radio operators: :'(
I don’t think that happens since you legally can’t burgle someone.
Cowboy it’s just a joke bro
Ethan Nimmer little did you know that he was joking too
Bruh Bruh how is stating that it’s illegal to rob someone a joke
@@ethannimmer267 by saying it in a joking matter
That's actually *the smartest* way to do it. Advertise a different alarm system than the one you actually have.
then
skip the alarm system and just buy the yard signs
@@nakbinbkk so, you are advertising that you have something to hide.
@@heroslippy6666 i'm hiding my big unit in my pants
Big brain
I attach plastic cake containers to the door, so if someone breaks in my dad will hear it and come out and yell for the burglar to go to bed and ask when they will get a job
How in the world you do that
@@harrickvharrick3957 yes.
Attach the thermostat controls to the door. When the heating goes up 0.1 degrees every dad in town will be alerted.
Trigger it to leave a bedroom light on with no one in the room for five minutes dads can smell the waste of electricity
😅
This is a gem of a video! I'll add to your comments about the signage with this anecdote: I was remodeling the house my wife and I owned, and it was my wife's habit to put out a security system sign, despite the fact we didn't have a system. One day a guy in a nice polo shirt with a company name I didn't know came to the door trying to sell me security products, and kept glancing around trying to see a control pad. He was asking very specific questions about the hardware I was using possibly to make a sales comparison, but also possibly because he was doing reconnaissance. I stopped him cold and said: "As a security professional, you of all people should know that it is foolish to discuss your security posture with a perfect stranger." He nodded and said "have a good day," and left. Who knows if he was actually a salesman, but either way he was trained to know when the conversation was over.
Did you quit being a cheapskate and get real system or are you typing this from his basement?
@@JM-cf9xy I moved to a neighborhood where it's not a concern. Different strokes I guess.
@@LabRatJason that’s what you think. I’ve seen gated communities with a guard that are broken into
@@JM-cf9xy Do you know a lot of criminals that drive 150 miles to rob somebody?
@@LabRatJason You live alone in the woods?
That's why I went with landmine warning signs. Now everyone avoids my house.
underrated comment
This made me laugh so hard I got a headache
Not to mention keeping the mailman from trampling your flower beds!
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍👍🍾🍾🍾🥂 You are the man !!!!!
Even if you don't have landmines, you're definitely advertising yourself as the kind of person to have big guns waiting inside for any intruder
Today we bypass Fort Knox security with a tooth pick and a piece of tin foil.
you are approaching McGyver territory here, man. But this is still LPL
yourbadandimbest tl;dr you’re pretty bad at lying
your profile picture
Me: Hey that's illegal
@@badandbest it'll get more people if you remove your comment; since you're the first reply I read this before seeing the picture.
In 2 minutes
“This home protected by the Lock Picking Lawyer.”
Burglars: 👀💦
I'd just start running
GREAT! - NOW CRIMINALS KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO - YOU IDIOT!!!
THIS FOOL TELLS AND SHOWS CRIMINALS HOW TO OVERCOME THE SECURITY DEVICES, THAT YOU HAVE HOPED ARE PROTECTING YOUR PROPERTY.
YOU HAVE SPENT YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY IMPROVING YOUR SECURITY - AND HE IS SHOWING HOW TO DEFEAT THE MEASURES YOU HAVE PAID FOR.
WHAT AN ARROGANT IDIOT - ENCOURAGING CRIME - FOR HIS 15 MINUTES OF WARHOL FAME!
SELF-OBSESSED, SELF AGGRANDIZING FOOL!
HE NEEDS LOCKING UP IN A SECURE UNIT - HE COULD HAVE FUN TRYING TO ESCAPE.
THANK YOU FOR PUTTING DOUBT AND UNCERTAINTY INTO PEOPLE'S MINDS.
MOST CROOKS DO NOT HAVE YOUR DUBIOUS KNOWLEDGE AND "SPECIALIST" (CRIMINAL) SKILLS - SO YOU CANNOT JUSTIFY YOUR ACTIONS BY CLAIMING THAT THIS IS HOW A THIEF WOULD ATTACK YOUR SECURITY.
YOU DO - YOU REALLY DO NEED LOCKING UP - TO PROTECT PEOPLE FROM BEING ATTACKED BY YOUR TRAINEES!
HAVE YOU NO CONSCIENCE?
DO YOU NOT CARE ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO MAY BE ROBBED - OR HURT - OR KILLED, DUE TO YOUR IRRESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOUR???
Typing in all-caps is a sign that a person has psychopathic tendencies. Says a friend psychologist. WHO CARES B*TCH!!! 😆
@@randomdude6376 I just use mines because it wakes me up when the burglars come and it blows there foot off (they don't blow a leg off like in shows and movies)
I can't believe I've finally heard someone ELSE say "hey, don't advertise which alarm you use if you use one". I could never figure out why anybody who had any alarm would want to advertise which alarm setup they were using.
They paid RUclipsrs so much sponsorship money, they couldn't afford to make a good alarm.
No they made a simple alarm....
not really a fault of simplisafe, wireless interference is an issue with any low power wireless system. If you want something better you'll have to get a proper wired system
@@jdigi78 "not really a fault of simplisafe" Well, choosing a flawed system really is their fault. Don't let them off the hook so easily.
@@JuryDutySummons simplisafe is a compromise/budget DIY system, there really is no alternative other than not existing
Joseph DiGiovanni Using frequency hopping instead of one fixed frequency would be a huge and simple improvement.
*I just line my doors with velcro, that stuff is stupid loud*
Al Truist this man deserves a nobel prize
I want this dude for the zombie apocalypse
@@changoelchango yo these are 2 of the best comments iv seen today lmao
wow that's super useful when you're not home 🤔
@@0xteknogeek but what about wireless velcro
As an alarm installer, this is why I try to sell wired systems instead of wireless systems. The reliability and integrity is almost nonexistent with these wireless systems like SimpliSafe
Interesting. Can you recommend a good wired system?
@@sj6404 Gotcha. And so the only thing you're not getting is the cops showing up ten minutes after the break-in. Ya kinda makes sense. Thanks for the insight and tips here.
@@mauriciovazquez2371 One problem I have with the typical IP camera systemz I see, such as the common IVMS system, is their network needs. For instance, you can either set up port-forwarding which is I'll advised from a network security standpoint unless you use a DMZ, or you can have the cameras talk out to a cloud hosted service. Unfortunately, most of them talk to servers in odd places like China and Singapore in order for you to see the cameras on your phone when you're outside your home network. Oddly, I had one security camera system from Costco that refused to work unless I allowed traffic on the firewall out to North Korean IP address blocks, and I'm not kidding.
SJ and when you go on vacation or asleep or ...... what kind of siren do you have ? A picture of someone who stole all your stuff has little value to your stuff that's gone. Been in security business for 30 years. Cameras are fantastic second purchase - right after a loud burglary detection system- never before. PS unless its your cousin or neighbor- which it won't be - having a picture of burglar is of little use as the police get hundreds of suspect pics a week - your pic won't be on CNN anytime soon so if you don't know them it won't help. Also most all burgers will be gone before a proper monitored system has the police arrive at their quickest possible time. You calling 911 and explaining and then police dispatched will as many people find out be way to late and again all you have is video of your house being ransacked for 4 minutes and then them taking off long before the police or you arrive. Seen lots of sad people in 30 years you've been warned proceed at your own risk.
Does it notify anyone if the wires are cut?
Studying for a technicians license has opened up an incredible rabbit hole how frequencies effect so many things. From simplisafe, to garage door openers, car locks, etc... fascinating what you can do with a raspberry pie and some software.
I'm sure that would be delicious, but you'd still need some hardware to run it
Raspberry pie. now that's tasty
@@D_A_M-091 how about a refrigerator?
LockpickingLawyer's house is a fortified underground bunker that's EMP hardened and defended by a hive of killer guard attorneys.
**paralegals.😂😂
I bet it's surprisingly slapdash, like a doctor who smokes 🙂
Also a nest of yellow jackets.
@@SirHeadly84 paralegals ... paramilitary all sounds the same to me.
every door is locked with a Squire Stronghold SS100CS
3:52 "it's a good idea to use cameras in conjunction with this system" *Next Video: Expensive Camera System Defeated by Gas Station Corn Dog and a Coat Hanger*
common misconception, the corn dog is actually not necessary, the coat hanger is used to scratch your back while eating the corn dog with your hands, using the corn dog wodden stick to pick the camera apart.
@@archangelshiro why do you need to use the coat hanger to scratch your back though
@@IsM1ku ohhh ok
While we're on the subject of cheap worthless security products- All of those "consumer" walmart-grade cameras like Nest or Ring suffer from the same issues. They're designed for technically-incompetent people, they offer very little ability to customize them, and overcharge you for the most basic features (like 24/7 recording). They're kind of like iPhones in that regard- decent physical cameras but with horrible software that limits what you can do with them. Anyone with a little electronics knowledge can disable a Nest cam for a few bucks just like he does in this video without even going in the house.
Also cloud recording is BS, and is just an upsell they can hit you with a monthly subscription fee for. As soon as you cut the wifi signal the cloud recording is dead. So what if the system sends you a text? All I have to do as a burglar is knock out your internet a few times each day for a week and then on the 6th day I guarantee you won't be running home to check the crappy SimpliSafe system that's been sending you texts all week. I can hide a powerful wifi jammer in the bushes outside your house and program it to do this a few times a day without any outside control. Any security system that is WiFi based is a joke.
Anyone serious about their security needs hardwired IP cameras and local recording with redundancy. Preferably a physical SD card in each camera as a backup- so the burglar can't simply cut your internet cable and then steal your DVR.
@@rahmanahashem3484 My 100 pound Rotty, can only be defeated with copious amounts of beef jerky, then, any burglar would regret the lack of breathing equipment.
"This is the LPL, and today we're showing you how to get through the back door of the white house using just a Burger King Whopper Wrapper and this penny I found in the street."
FFS seriously some youtube channels that I respect are starting to promte this. I have made it clear in their redit official feedback forums the issues and I am getting ridiculed for my mentions that I am just trying to attract attention to my self. Its the opposite i am trying to save the youtuber from drowning their rep with garbage products.
My grandpa was a master machinist (something like that, anyway) and used to say, "Locks are for keeping the honest people out of your house."
what is that mean? im learning English but this one seems deep
@@jstrndm945 people with bad intent know how to get in. Only the honest people can’t pick locks
Yep. Same with security tags on merchandise at a store: they only reduce theft by keeping honest people honest. A determined thief (i.e. not an honest person) will find a way around a lock; the lock is only there to prevent simple and easy crimes of opportunity.
Like porch pirates - most of them aren't stealing constantly, it's just a super easy thing to do once or twice. Just ask Mark Rober.
@@michaelpugh2617 ah i see, so that mean a key is a little bit no point. People who want to steal something will find a way to get In
My father used to say the exact same thing. "Locks are there to keep honest people honest"
I had their system in my shop... the motion detector was triggered by the sun going down. Yeah...... that was fun.
PS: small store, entire south wall was a window. Keeping it out of the sun wasn't a realistic option. I hope there's a possibility I can stop answering this same question now.
Did you try rubbing sunscreen on the sensor?
It's not just this company, any passive infrared motion sensor will do that. It's also easily defeated by holding up a bedsheet. Better to use camera based motion detection, it's usually a feature of newer cameras and NVRs anyway.
Look at the manual (all IR motion detectors): not allowed to have direct sunlight
Wait why did it make it go off?
@@hiphop4lif1 It mesures infared light, which means while it detects living things, it will also occasionally be triggered by generally environmental temperature changes, normally systems are built to ignore gradual changes over time, but this one must have been too sensitive
1 year later:
LPL: Major security flaws with the federal reserve
We learned that by reading 'The Creature from Jekyll Island'.
Funny enought he really did crack the padlock used to keep ammo fron beying opened.
just 6 moar months now ^^
Only 3 more months now
Broockle ^^
I was a garage door tech for nearly a decade. Crosstalk and interference can be a PITA. Not to mention all the different remotes and shady neighbors. I've went to program remotes and caught neighbors programming their own remotes to the customers door. I had a customer who's door would operate phantomly. Our first suspect was it having older circuitry that had been superseded post 9/11 and them living near a armory. It's a easy fix with certain brands of garage door openers. Swap the board and controls with newer ones to eliminate potential interference. I even used a wall control pad that had a night lock feature. It didn't work, even when it was activated. One of the bigger issues with this is the house was alarmed. Aside from the obvious issue of having your garage open itself up it also causes issues with alarm companies, insurance and police. The whole time I was working on this problem I asked if the family had any tech that could be causing it. Specifically if the kid was into tech hobbies because he had a fairly advanced understanding of electrical components for his age. I was hanging around one evening during the timeframe it typically happened and witnessed it occur. I had wiped the remotes and disconnected the wall control. It still happened. I was becoming irritated and about ready to give up. I walked outside the garage in the driveway and lit up a cigarette. While I was standing there it did it again. I was looking around and behind me I noticed a large pole antenna mounted outside of the neighbor's house by a second story window covered with tinfoil. The nuthouse next door had a illegally amplified makeshift base station setup. You could actually hear it outside between the houses. Dude would come home, do meth and play with the radio. Also come to find out everyone around him had the same issue and quit using their openers. He was emitting so much radiation it was messing with all kinds of things. So if you see the retard antennas around town you have to ask yourself what are the odds you have a tweaker zapping everything around them.
Remote garage door openers used a simple RF carrier signal to open/close doors in the 70s. As a young trouble maker in my early teens, I used to ride my bike up and down the block opening countless garage doors by pressing the remote button and adjusting the tuning slug in the remote. It was a lot of fun at the time!
I recently had a guy come to my door claiming to be selling alarm systems. I told him I already have one and he asked what brand, to which I responded "You don't need to know that." Whether you have SimpliSafe or any other brand, I don't think it's a good idea to advertise that on a sign. You can have a sign that says your house has an alarm, but don't say what kind. Exploits like this are always popping up and especially one this cheap could be easily taken advantage of.
Actually, don’t have a sign at all. If there’s no sign they’ll think you don’t have a system and so they won’t bring any gadgets to “defeat it”
CrazyRussianHacker just got his whole house covered in SimpliSafe alarms too.
*Yikes*
Really? I've been following him for a while now how did i not know?
Dj Thakral
Here: ruclips.net/video/wWhiTc5qHCc/видео.html
Its ok, he is an idiot.
@@riba2233 f u
@@riba2233 ruclips.net/video/bodqcJRnOsc/видео.html
Couple at home: Spending some private time alone
_door jiggles_
“This is the L O C K P I C K I N G L A W Y E R and today we’re going to be entering this house unlawfully.”
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@Oliva Gina
CLICK ON FOUR AND IM IN YOUR DOOR
Jetah ......I had a similar hookup by a leading advertised company. Paid big dollars to have it installed with maintenance insurance. When I had a problem...tech showed up at my door with a partner to just swap out a sensor. Different vehicles one company car and the other a clunker. I ask to see ID’s for the one not displaying one and my hunch was right on the mark....none. Tech assured me the guy worked for the company but I wasn’t buying it. These days no one is who they say they are...everybody has a horse in the race to steal or deceive you. Even the guy who preaches the word....Howard be thy Name🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴
He's so gentle, he wouldn't even turn the walkie-talkie on. Do you actually need license for that in USA? In Russia that kind of radio is a free for all, you only can't use, like, army frequencies.
@@TheWinjin to be honest, i think that most of russia is a free for all
I run a simplisafe facebook group and I have made everyone aware of this hack. I even bought the same remote and it does work...but it only works best if you know exactly where the sensors are. From my testing, if you didn't hold the remote directly against the OUTSIDE of the door, exactly where the sensor was mounted, I didn't get in without setting it off. That said, I also did remove my SS yard signs, and I recommended that everyone else do the same. I could imagine at someone with a stronger power signal 433 MHz device could easily defeat any any entry signal much more effectively, but then you run the hazard of tripping the wireless interference notification. I was barely able to trigger the signal with that tiny remote even being within inches or feet from the base station. This is a great video no doubt. I love your channel!
Just get a sign saying "LockPickingLawyer Certified" and you won't even need a alarm system.
How funny would it have been if this video was sponsored by SimpliSafe 😁
Love you man
Good luck my guy with what you're going through, cant wait to see you back in full force on youtube in the future.
Back from 2015 XD
@@mug3188 Your*
I bet it was!
Has this moved from Lockpicking Lawyer to Penetration Testing Lawyer?
He's been around Deviant Ollam so...
Yes please.
Maybe we can start getting some more security in IoT devices :P
if so, i love it. I love to watch videos about Pentesting
new kind of lockpicking
@phuc ewe Hah always the best videos.
I kid you not, I got a SimpliSafe ad before the video haha
Working in the Information Technology industry, these videos (including the picking of locks) has changed my perspective on security over-all. I now see locked doors and locks on gates, and other equipment, "barely," as nothing more than a deterrent. Clearly, someone with the correct tools, and practice can pick a lock, in seconds or use other techniques to crack, so-called, security equipment. Great site, great resource. Love the content. Keep it coming.
GREAT! - NOW CRIMINALS KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO - YOU IDIOT!!!
THIS FOOL TELLS AND SHOWS CRIMINALS HOW TO OVERCOME THE SECURITY DEVICES, THAT YOU HAVE HOPED ARE PROTECTING YOUR PROPERTY.
YOU HAVE SPENT YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY IMPROVING YOUR SECURITY - AND HE IS SHOWING HOW TO DEFEAT THE MEASURES YOU HAVE PAID FOR.
WHAT AN ARROGANT IDIOT - ENCOURAGING CRIME - FOR HIS 15 MINUTES OF WARHOL FAME!
SELF-OBSESSED, SELF AGGRANDIZING FOOL!
HE NEEDS LOCKING UP IN A SECURE UNIT - HE COULD HAVE FUN TRYING TO ESCAPE.
THANK YOU FOR PUTTING DOUBT AND UNCERTAINTY INTO PEOPLE'S MINDS.
MOST CROOKS DO NOT HAVE YOUR DUBIOUS KNOWLEDGE AND "SPECIALIST" (CRIMINAL) SKILLS - SO YOU CANNOT JUSTIFY YOUR ACTIONS BY CLAIMING THAT THIS IS HOW A THIEF WOULD ATTACK YOUR SECURITY.
YOU DO - YOU REALLY DO NEED LOCKING UP - TO PROTECT PEOPLE FROM BEING ATTACKED BY YOUR TRAINEES!
HAVE YOU NO CONSCIENCE?
DO YOU NOT CARE ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO MAY BE ROBBED - OR HURT - OR KILLED, DUE TO YOUR IRRESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOUR???
There is absolute preventative measure to safeguard your possessions it is a time delay until you can get presence on the scene. For example some national security safes are rated by time to breach e.g. 30 minutes. This so you can establish a guard schedule in video monitoring system.
RUclipsrs: Guys Simplisafe is the best security option out there right now
LPL: I'm about to end this entire company's career
SimpliSafe could have applied for and gotten better frequencies to work on, but that requires smarts, effort, applying to the FCC for licensing, and time. So they chose the simple easy way out, just like most alarm manufacturers do.
@D bad just needs to tape down the button on the transmitter, motion sensors are also on the same frequency. All the wireless components are on that frequency, therefore they will all be overwhelmed.
@D Not if you or your family is home in their beds and Armed in Stay mode.
Every system has a weakness even ADT has a flaw that is just as easy to bypass as SimpliSafe , so much for all you “wired is the best” bullshit
*in 4 minutes and 2 dollars
NEVER advertise your alarm company, get generic signs made at a vinyl sign shop. There is just way to much info on company's online and thieves have smart phones also.
Also in my opinion a security system is only as good as the wires linking the system together.
I'd say never advertise your security at all if you don't have to for insurance/legal reasons, if someone want's to be in they now have a banner telling them what to expect.
@@MrTrilbe advertising that you HAVE a security system is often enough to make people look for an easier target. Advertising WHAT system you have should be a clear no-no for most people, that is just giving away extra information on how to get past your security.
How to PROPERLY advertise security-
This house is protected by guns. That door you're thinking about breaking through is for YOUR protection, NOT mine.
@@TCGProductions03 That's a great way to get your guns stolen, considering thieves don't usually try to break in when someone's in the house... :P
@@LordDragox412 People shoot home invaders every day, so I'd say thieves aren't as diligent about making sure a building is unoccupied as you think they are.
“this is the home invasion lawyer...”
Not just SimpliSafe, but most "wireless" alarms such as residential systems installed by ADT use the 433 MHz unlicensed band between the entry sensors and the control unit and would be vulnerable to the same attack.
Imagine going to rob someone’s house and they have 5 different security system stickers and 3 more of those lawn posts that say “protected by”
Good idea in theory but poor in practice. Most common knuckle draggers are going to see a security system and bypass it for a easier mark. However a skilled professional burgler is going to see 8 different security systems and think your either full of crap or that you have something really really valuable and raise the chances of your getting hit. Best way to avoid it is to blend in and/or be as low key as possible. An alarm and/or theft deterrent is best when the thief doesn't know its there or is so low key it makes most common thieves look for an easier target and most professionals move on to a potentially more lucrative mark.
@@arcticfox5118 a goldilocks zone you say. were deters petti thieves and makes professionals thieves think it's not worth the risk or time
Just make your house an obvious honeypot
They've got nothing valuable, they wasted all their money on security systems.
@@arcticfox5118 I have a sign on my front door that says "The last sound you hear will be that of a 12 gauge shell being racked into the chamber, by all means, come on in"...so far, so good :)
Lol rip JerryRigEverything
He just got sponsored by this in his newest video
Hxly_B That’s the exact reason I’m here 😂
n that's why I'm here :p
Same, though rip Simplisafe. Zach's got his money already, so he can carry on scratching phones as usual
And demo ranch
dude jerry already did such fail: ruclips.net/video/DOMs7mYm_zs/видео.html
Love this! Would love to see you point out more security vulnerabilities with the larger “unstoppable” brands like ADT!
LMFAO... ADT is just as bad... I can hack an ADT system in under 5 minutes every time. I have been a professional security guy for well over 25 years, and I can tell you that any "big" company will fail you because the systems need to be simple enough to support techs with high turnover and little training.
GREAT! - NOW CRIMINALS KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO - YOU IDIOT!!!
THIS FOOL TELLS AND SHOWS CRIMINALS HOW TO OVERCOME THE SECURITY DEVICES, THAT YOU HAVE HOPED ARE PROTECTING YOUR PROPERTY.
YOU HAVE SPENT YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY IMPROVING YOUR SECURITY - AND HE IS SHOWING HOW TO DEFEAT THE MEASURES YOU HAVE PAID FOR.
WHAT AN ARROGANT IDIOT - ENCOURAGING CRIME - FOR HIS 15 MINUTES OF WARHOL FAME!
SELF-OBSESSED, SELF AGGRANDIZING FOOL!
HE NEEDS LOCKING UP IN A SECURE UNIT - HE COULD HAVE FUN TRYING TO ESCAPE.
THANK YOU FOR PUTTING DOUBT AND UNCERTAINTY INTO PEOPLE'S MINDS.
MOST CROOKS DO NOT HAVE YOUR DUBIOUS KNOWLEDGE AND "SPECIALIST" (CRIMINAL) SKILLS - SO YOU CANNOT JUSTIFY YOUR ACTIONS BY CLAIMING THAT THIS IS HOW A THIEF WOULD ATTACK YOUR SECURITY.
YOU DO - YOU REALLY DO NEED LOCKING UP - TO PROTECT PEOPLE FROM BEING ATTACKED BY YOUR TRAINEES!
HAVE YOU NO CONSCIENCE?
DO YOU NOT CARE ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO MAY BE ROBBED - OR HURT - OR KILLED, DUE TO YOUR IRRESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOUR???
As a licensed amateur radio operator, I'm glad that didn't xmit on 433. 😉 As an electrical engineer, I designed alarm systems for Ademco (now Honeywell) and you are spot on with your analysis here.
Why don't they use two or three frequencies simultaneously, nowadays even 3 district wave lengths would not be a technical obstacle
@@harrickvharrick3957 if they gave a crap they'd at least use spread spectrum frequency hopping two way verification and encryption.
@@justinray582 6 beans gets you a 2 way rf pir sensor with unique id chip multi year claimed battery life retail. Name brand rolling code chips are under a dollar. No name microcontrollers can be had for less than a nickel in low volume etc. If they gave a crap 1 month of monitoring would likely be the oem cost to implement. .02 pir sensors are easier to circumvent if they are looking where someone is moving directly toward or away from them. There are active and passive attacks on them.
@@justinray582 that's not AT ALL how it works. Nobody's going to design a chip for this and have a fab make a custom IC. It's cots or maybe an fpga. Since they half assed the original yeah it's a redesign and new fcc compliance testing but if you have a clue about board layout and did your own precompliance testing that shouldn't be a deal breaker. $10 bom cost $2M dev cost is pretty close to a month of monitoring.
@@justinray582 So clearly you like to play games, sometimes trolls are entertaining...sometimes :)
Anyway, large customer base razor blade business model clearly they could make a nice razor handle if they gave a crap. Particularly if as you say the handle isn't a loss leader. They had to be drug kicking and screaming into the modern age after they got hacked so there is obviously coin for product improvement after they conclude ducking flaws might impact their business. I think we both know 2M is pretty generous dev cost. Subscription gross is what 5-8M a month... I'm not saying their low cost low expectation niche with sweet sweet subscription revenue is flawed, but common have a little enginerding pride and as always have a nice day.
New channel:
“Alarm Assessment Attorney”
No
Or HouseBurglairAdvocate
Code Cracking Counselor
lmao with these names hahahha
"Judgemental Junction Judge"
Lockpickinglawyer posts video:
Companies stocks dropped by 50%
Security: -100
haha the LPL effect
its a private company.
@@frankyflowers it's a joke
@D.O.A. Only if you can sell the stock.
I literally had a simplisafe advert play before this. I hoped for it but didnt think it would happen, had to check it wasn't in the video at the start, lol.
I have literally never seen anyone who makes such videos. A lot of information taught directly without much hassle in short videos. And also solutions to counteract. Props to you for being a selfless master in your field. Greets from Germany.
This video NOT brought to you by SimpliSafe.
"0000? That's amazing! I've got the same combination on my luggage!"
Only an idiot would have that as the combination on their luggage!
hx823 nj
you have quite some balls dude:)
I'm kinda surprised it lets you use that.
@Dan Chapowski No Lord Helmet, I didn't see you playing with your dolls again.
Used to work for a company that did the monitoring for SimpliSafe and we got calls all the time caused by consistently faulty devices. People would complain that people had come out multiple times and either replaced things or said everything was fine and they still had the problem. We weren't able to do any tech support so we would have to transfer them to the customer support number which is not open 24/7. Customers would also complain they had already called customer support and left a message that never got a return call. At the very least, the system can probably be set up to be handled in a very specific way that might work well. I'd still recommend getting a security company with a 24/7 technician help line
I actually work for a security system company, we get signals at central all the time for zones missing and things of that nature. It's essentially a trouble signal telling us that the system no longer sees that zone, and we call to make sure everything is alright. So in this case the interference should come up as a zone missing and the customer will still get called.
*random burgler going to try this out*
"Wait this transmitter is 5W. Damnit Im not licensed how am I supposed to get in"
“Oh shoot, they have a Gun Free Zone sign, too.”
The test is so easy, even the HAMburgler could get a license.
(See what I did there?)
@@nettles89 Just make crime illegal
That'll fix it
I have a very old alarm system that's completely hardwired and I won't be "upgrading" to a wireless one ever.
Wireless alarms are a consumer product, not a professional one.
Nothing wrong with upgrading your alarm, just don't touch anything wireless.
@@ELVTechnology There's nothing wrong with its 40+ year old tech. All I wanted was a text message when the alarm gets triggered and I accomplished that for less than $50 on my own.
@@ELVTechnology Not true, in the UK Texecom have a wireless addon that monitors the wireless sensors with an encrypted signal, any interference with the signal like a jamming device will trigger an alarm.
99% of all wireless system are used because wiring is not possible. So wireless systems are no Upgrade, they are an alternative, where wiring is not possible.
@@michaeldewitz1940 I disagree. I believe most wireless systems would be installed as a DIY solution, likely to save the cost of professional installation, or where it can't be done for example renting a property.
4:04 For the same reason, you should definitely change the SSID of your WiFi router. Most router manufacturers always assign SSIDs according to the same standard. This gives attackers an unconscious indication of which brand you are using, making it easier for them to exploit known vulnerabilities. Btw, great video with a lot of important information, as always
Except any half decent scanning tool will still tell me the manufacturer of your router based on Mac addresses
This is actually basically impossible. I have a GPU rack with 10 3080s and kali linux and have yet to break any default routers or any way that fact using a rainbow table, dictionary or word play. Can't use reaver WPS forcing anymore, now there's wpa3 because these gpus are getting so strong. Pretty safe to say actually wifi attacks are not going to happen very often
I’ve rewatched this video a dozen times over the last year or so and it still holds up. Everything in it from using cameras in conjunction with any off the shelf security system product, to using a competitors signage to advertise (ideally) a system that uses 900mhz frequencies, etc.
I'll be honest I disagree. He isn't wrong about the things you mentioned but the way he is using the system to demonstrate a flaw is not accurate at all. Do you know any home security system that tells you to install all the sensor, base, and keypad within 1 foot of each other? That's not how it's done. Did you know the motion sensor he has in the video is disabled when using home mode which he uses exclusively? Did you know that you have to change the settings for the keypad to start beeping when a sensor is breached in home mode? By default the system just goes off when a sensor is breached in home mode because it's meant to be for when your in your home and don't expect anyone to be going in and out like at night. In that situation why would the system beep to give you time to put in the pin? Did you know that away mode works the exact way he has changed the settings in home mode to work? Why would he be using home mode when using away mode would require no changes to settings for the purposes of this demonstration? Because in away mode the motion sensor is on and he probably kept triggering the alarm via the motion sensor during the shoot so he turned it to home mode so it wouldn't go off. So how is any of that accurate when it's in the wrong context? It's a self installed and self maintained system. Which means it would be very smart to read the manuals and make sure you understand them and if you have any questions about it you should call them. They would be happy to explain it to you and clarify. I did and now I understand this video is nonsense.
SimpliSafe: Let us sponsor you!
LockPickingLawyer: take this...
TAKE THAT!
LPL: Binding on one, sing along.
Click on two, I see you
Nothing on three, I’m almost free.
Here goes four. I’m in your door.
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Lol
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@@ltlpaa2973 what
@@thesmasherthebest I don't understand the poem?
Great tip. Judy brought 2 different alarm systems ( business and home) and swapped the security stickers around for each model.
Two huge flaws in Simplisafe's design are related. First, the sensors only transmit once in the blind, meaning they just send the alert once and don't receive an acknowledgement from the base that the alert was received. If anything prevented the base from getting the alert, such as interference or a weak signal due to a sensor on the far side of a house, you're screwed. Hopefully you'll also have some motion sensors inside that might pick up what the door/window sensor missed. Second, the same thing happens when the base sends the alert via cellular to their monitoring system... anything causes that one transmission to not go through and nobody knows your house was just broken into or it is about to go up in flames from a fire. I confirmed this with a support person from Simplisafe after suspecting it based on occasional missed alerts.
As an Ham Radio Operator for more than 25 years, I have to say that your explanation was top notch and your presentation was very responsible! Uncle Charlie with the FCC shouldn't be paying you any visits any time soon! Thank you for that! As an aside, there are some of us that do employ the full legal limit of 1500 watts in the 430MHz range which could affect an even larger area.
As another ham radio operator who uses uv5rs I laughed when he said it could put out 5 watts😂
Maybe in another 25 years you'll figure out how indefinite articles work in English.
FCC hasn't enforced that shit for decades. They nick one or two people just to make an example. Meanwhile the Gov't sells off spectrum to private industry like it's going out of style. You old radio operators have been conned.
Hey we are not all old here lol and a ham ticket was free when I got mine
@@silvermediastudio so far ham radio bands haven't been sold off yet, so no loss for us.
And in the Ham Bands WE are the ones who enforce the rules, and when someone is breaking the rules we call in the FCC with the persons exact location, and detailed records of the violations, and the FCC then deals with the situation.
Next video title: *Area 51 Security Bypassed With My bare Hands*
Area 51 barrier: nothing on one, binding on 2, gunshot on 3...
@@diarmuid858 arrest on 4...
@@darcilucas9201 life in prison on 6...
@@diarmuid858 getting out in a second on 7...
The first issue with this security system is their sheer lack of defences fit to *stop us all*
It is so satisfying to see Simply Safe bypassed so easy! And all the RUclipsrs out there that are getting sponsored and pushing their products! Well DONE!
I am a ham, radio operator. I am also a lawyer, and I love your channel. I had always wondered why when I used my hotspot (a device that allows my DMR radio to connect with the internet) I got that wireless interference warning. Fortunately, my hotspot allows me to change the programmed frequency. So that’s what I did. But I realize now that if I had simply gone to the FCC and looked up the SimpliSafe application, I could have figured this all out on my own. You have a great channel and you do a great service. You should look into getting your ham radio license. You’d have a lot of fun.
After learning HAM his next video would be "How to launch soviet nukes using numbers stations"
Great job. I already doubted Simplisafe when they started advertising with RUclipsrs.
Really? There goes LPL's chance at a lucrative sponsorship.
I guess there's always Candid or Betterhelp!
I mean any security system that uses these wireless devices would be vulnerable. Same as if your setup was run thru your internet... all they need to do is cut the cable feed if they wanna break in. Or use a cell jammer if yours is over cell service...
I don't see this as a reason to not use simplisafe, just a PSA so you understand it's limitations. If wireless networking plays into your security system, it's going to have this vulnerability.
@@thatsux0rz The alarm system is normally connected both by internet and by cell connection. And believe me, if I received an alarm message for both a failed internet connection and a failed cell connection I'd have the police on their way within seconds. It never happened while I worked for a security company, though. Every now and then one connection failed, but that was either because the customers had deactivated it themselves (for example by terminating the cell phone contract) or it was only temporarily, and the other connection was still active.
Also simplisafe is a very basic system that nobody really needs, if you want to protect anything really valuable get a better (and probably more expensive) system, if the stuff you want to protect isn't that valuable at all just get the sticker.
Thanks. I have a license. There is no need to transmit on the exact frequency for this attack to work. You can be on an adjacent channel, or a lower harmonically-related frequency, for instance. Even and adjacent brushed D.C. electric motor can jam these systems.
Maybe a second video is in order, one where we test if using other frequencies reduces the likely hood of interferance alarm trips?
While still jamming the sensor signal
Considering it's a UV-5R, the spurious emission probably can get them.
As well ...I have a license too, but I'm not trying to get a cookie for it.......WHO CARES
@@gwarrichmond6232 hihi (I want a cookie)
Never thought a Locksmith would be teaching Electronic Warfare
I just made my own yard sign that says "Protected by a home security system and I'm not telling you which one"
LPL with this device I can bring down the entire neighborhoods security system by typing this code and pushing this button... Buuut I'm not gonna do on video
“not gonna do it on video” he’s gonna do it secretly then.
Don't ask me how I know it would take down the whole neighbourhood.
It got me very confused... you can buy freely on amazon but it is illegal to turn it on?
. Operating a HAM radio requires a license certification that you understand all the laws, regulations and safety procedures.
Yeah could you imagine if he actually incriminated himself on video, then uploaded for everybody to see? That’d be crazy
“ it’s not even that hard”
You can tell he was THAT kid in school
We can tell you had it rough in school.
It genuinely isn't hard tho
@@serious.business Hahaha!
With that avatar portrait... I can totally imagine Bart saying that :-)
@@uniqhnd23 that, that is what she said
Even though criminals could easily watch your videos and use these techniques for nefarious purposes, I really appreciate that you put the info out regardless, to better educate consumers and force innovation in the security industry. Thankyou sir
Hell yeah thanks for this. I watched it a long time ago but didn’t remember much.
Now that i’m about to buy one, i ran across a cleetus mcfarland fan reddit post mentioning your video. Rewatching this video has definitely prepared me and made me feel confident going through with the purchase. Thank you so much
LPL: locks are terrible
Me: I'll use an alarm
LPL: Hold my locks (continue to destroy a company like normal)
The only ones to be doing the company destroying would the companies themselves if they don't bother taking LPL's criticisms to heart and fix the flaws in their security products(if they're flawed, that is.)
hold my lockpicks* lmao
Someone else said Wired is far better and it makes sense.
Plus, just letting potential Burglars know you "have" security does most of the work.
ALSO: With the name SinpliSafe for alarms and wireless on top of that...inspires ZERO confidence
company has to file the fcc frequency they are using and as stated by LPL not much can be done unless it is hard wired. Other wireless security solutions have the same issue.
Even wired solutions have their own flaws. but i love LPL suggestion of using another companies sticker on your window.
@@TheAyanamiRei Wired is by far the best on ONE proviso they use 6 core wiring and actually properly connect the tamper loop not use 4 core and just bridge the tamper loop in the panel as MOST INSTALLERS do
And the worst of all is that SimpliSafe could have easily avoided this in various ways. For example, by using a $3 transceiver module with advanced encoding built in instead of $0.5 transmitter/receiver only “dumb” modules, and having some memory on the sensor. That way, it’d regularly send a test message and check for acknowledgment from the sensor and if not received, sound the alarm, and if the sensor was triggered when it wasn’t connected, as soon as the connection is reestablished, it’d send the signal to sound the alarm, regardless of the current state.
Battery life for that would be appalling though. That's one of the fundamental problems with wireless systems. The devices need to run on a battery as long as possible. Anything more complex than a very basic occasional keepalive initiated by the sensors themselves and the state-change would simply ruin battery life. Answering the central base would require listening for the central base.
It may make the battery life suck but that is the only obvious way of negating the problem in the video. Essentially you need the connection to fail safe.
With the super low power wireless technologies they have these days and the relatively infrequent and brief call home you'd think it would just about be possible, albeit the sensor battery would have to be larger and changed more frequently.
If this was installed in a high security building with security guards yes that would be ideal. In a home with lots of radio devices around you can not be sending alarms to police every time there is radio interference.
What kind of advanced encoding transceivers are you talking about? I am using some 433 Mhz devices for home automation (just experimenting to switch lights on and off at the moment, so it's not that security relevant), but the 433 MHz to Wifi bridge I am using sees - and can emulate - a lot of 433 MHz devices in my area. This made me think about issues like these already, but I did not yet find better modules.
@@TWX1138 Well, yeah, I forgot about that. But it can be done in reverse, with the device sending a keepalive every few seconds to prevent long term interference, and memory to prevent short term interference (as demonstrated in the video). The idea overall, though, is that the sensor itself has some autonomy and doesn't depend on a radio link.
Thank you for confirming my thoughts on the signage. I always thought it was dumb to advertise what system you have to the public. I'd rather them be surprised than prepared.
Was on the brink of buying this whole kit. You've saved me a few £, cheers
what system are you going to buy now?
Embarrassing. That's why I never trust these things. At some point they become more of a risk than a security.
I think these systems would be much better served using some sort of secured wifi connections. Maybe even be able to tie it into a home wifi network. I have such a network that is quite secure.
@@williamjones4483 WiFi uses a lot more power, therefore the sensors would need to be powered/charged regularly. Also WiFi jammers (or even deauthers if the system is not well designed) are able to block WiFi signals.
Imo these sensors (wifi or rf) would need to send a regular heartbeat containing the last time they have been triggered, so the hub can send the alarm when it detects a mismatch. This would still use more battery though.
@@williamjones4483 Or even better ZigBee or Z-Wave.
William Jones you can still radio jam that signal
William Jones plus no WiFi network is really secure. They can all be broken.
neighbour: *turns on radio*
security system: *WIRELESS INTERFERENCE DETECTED*
That would not happen, because radios can't transmit, only recieve. But if you could tune your radio to 433.92 Mhz ( I doubt it because i have never seen a radio that tunes to that frequency) you could hear the data transfered from the sensors to the base station.
@@ttv_switcher260 SOF rto here, radios don't transmit? Never heard that one before. That is a uhf freq range, and you can buy suck transmitters online all day. It's within legal civilian freq range
@@replynotificationsdisabled I'm referring to a HI-FI or something like that. A handheld radio or a walkie talkie can transmit too.
By the way, that cheap chineese handheld tranciever is very popular over the world, but is quite bad, and causing interference not just on the frequency that it is tuned to. I'm licensed ham radio enthusiast, and i have one. And when I use it to transmit, every TV and audio system in the house starts to buzz.
Great tip about using a sing from a different company. I never of thought of that before but thats a good idea regardless of what system you have.
glad that you showed this. and the whole ham radio angle. as a general class ham radio operator, im glad you didn’t key up that radio on video! lol
The question remains: why aren't you a licensed ham radio operator yet? :P
He probably iis, but notice he never shows his face in his videos. He's probably made a lot of enemies from making these videos such as from MasterLock, Simplisafe, just to name a few. If he wanted to transmit legally, he'd have to say his call sign. You can Google any ham radio operator call sign and see the address the call sign is registered to.
Send ham trough radio would be awesome. How can I start sending ham?
@@SunnyWu He'd have to say his call sign over the air during transmit, but he could beep it out of the video.
@@SunnyWu he only has to identify every 10 minutes, he could easily edit that part out
@@SunnyWu as if MasterLock cares enough about their locks being revealed to be shit.
I am a HAM operator. You can use a device called an SDR to figure out what frequency a house uses if you are not sure what alarm they have. Wireless devices are EXTREMELY easy to detect and potentially interfere with. Hardlines are always the best method for anything you really need to protect. Dont buy into ADTs line about how they use military encryption or any of that BS. A simple transmitter with more power will always block the best encryption out there.
use SDR to record the code the sensor sends, then retransmit it to cause a false alarm condition. After a while the user will ignore the system as a nuisance.
@@howiedewin3688
Giving advice to the thieves among us cannot be a good idea
@@newyorkval1478 ooops! well the genie is out of the bottle now, better to get a dog.
I used to have my technition no code licence, then I let it lapse. I want to get back into ham radio and get every licence I can. I even want to learn morse code.
I see lots of things to learn in my future!
@@newyorkval1478 I've seen that same advice published in a book back in the '70's. A thief might do that - if they really want to target a particular house for some reason, but I think most want something *now* rather than have to work for it.
Putting a sign that the house has an alarm system (probably without brand) is actually a good practice, because it will show that it has some active protection system. LPL is correct about a jammer. but, normally in a system like that, you also have a motion sensor (also presented in the video), which is located in a bit different location. So, you need some luck to jam both devices.
Love these demonstration and reviews along with the practical advice of not advertising the system systems your home may or may not be using
I wouldn't trust this demonstration. He has changed settings to fit his narrative. I can explain if you want.
OK You are SimpliNOTSafe
I'm stealing that phrase, thanks.
You are simply (not) safe
@@GCCG76 I feel yours will be an underrated comment.
I'd like to see what you can do with keyless smart locks, such as Yale.
I recently bought two for the home and was thinking how secure they really are.
Im thinking about getting one for my house. I do like the idea of a PIN based system ( i know, not necessarily hard to crack)
@@kickassgreek the one I have is the Yale Assure (with z-wave, similar to the Yale x Nest, except not tied to Nest) and it has a feature where the keypad will not work and you need to use your phone only or even use your phone in conjunction to the keypad, such as like a two-factor authentication.
I also want one
But just to lock my room only
I thought a lot about this recently because I have smart deadbolts that probably have flaws so I thought about getting some latches to use when people are home. Then I realized two of my doors are almost all glass. Really whats the point when they can just break the glass?
@@jam2294 Thanks for the info... 😂
Thank you!!! I was thinking about buying this system and now will think some more. Good advice on not advertising what alarm system you have, had not thought of that.
Thank you so much for this info! You are always so helpful with all my security needs.
As a licensed ham radio operator, thank you for adhering to FCC rules regarding the 70cm (420mhz to 450mhz) band and not keying up the radio.
Why, oh WHY would the FCC allocate 433.92MHz to a consumer electronics device? I'm not so much worried about it causing interference to repeater auxiliary communications, but a nearby repeater could just drown out the sensor.
@@Plugh13 because it's the FCC, and they're stupid. Also simply safe, or any home security system is a fucking scam to begin with.
So why do you guys get special auto plates?
Exactly why is ANY home security system a scam? Please enlighten us.
@@7511fsm I'm going to speculate. That it entails that the security system is a false sense of security blanket for the consumer.
Oh, I do love those yard signs. Walking around the neighborhood I see signs for an outfit that no longer exists. It got bought out 6-7 years ago (I know, at the time I was working for an IT shop that was not only their customer but they were also ours). All those signs should have been replaced with ones for the buying company. So I know that either these owners were too lazy to change a yard sign or they cancelled service before the buyout and probably have nothing.
After a while, you just start noticing this stuff, like seeing the hinges on the exterior of the door.
I have watched countless videos from this channel and it never ceases to amaze me how intelligent this guy is
Says his Ma......(Momma)
Alexander Monday... My man... I know a lot of things but I have learned so much more... All praise be to abstract thinking
*Hey guys it is the lock picking lawyer and today we are going to get into a nuclear missile silo in 30 seconds with a a paper clip*
and launch the nukes blindfolded. :D
Don't even need the paper clip. In the US a few years ago they got caught sleeping on the job with the doors left open by the pizza delivery guy.
@@excitedbox5705 I see that you Also watch Jon Olliver
the launch codes..... ya know....the super secret squirrel codes to launch a minuteman 3 missle.... with like 10 warheads that can all hit different cities
.
ya.... the launch codes were....00....00...00...00...00
yup.... 00000000 to launch a nuke
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they were worried that communications would go down
so instead of having individual codes for each missile.... that would need to be transmitted to each silo
they just programmed everything to be 00000000
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you still needed the 2 keys.... and had to turn them at the same time... and all that
but the codes were 0000000
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doesnt that just make you feel safe?
I do have this security system. Thanks for posting this. Now I'll be removing my yard sign.
Remove the system while you're at it.
Use a different company’s sign. Outstanding idea!
If you believe the sign is of any use, then sure. But all wireless alarms use the same frequency range and the ham radio trick is gonna work with any of them. the pro installed wired-in system doesn't have this flaw. I guess use one of them signs for a wired alarm if you know your neighborhood crooks are gullible. Good luck.
Great tip on the stickers ... never thought of that.
Thanks for sharing.
It's amazing what you can hack just by reading the manual, it's, even more, astonishing the number of companies and startups that almost collapsed due to this channel.
Which ones?
Most criminals aren't known for their high intelligence or willingness to read a manual.
At this point he's just teaching us how to stage a home invasion
Little does he know my security system is a BIL that stays up all night playing video games, try reprogramming that shit.
I have a stupid question. I thought Simplisafe works through my wireless internet. So does this interference only happen if the internet is down?
@@nikkis8102 I don't think he'd make a video about it if it only happened with wifi not working
@@nikkis8102 the Wi-Fi is only for the link from computer to alarm. The sensors to master link is all RF all the time.
Home invasion is smashing the door open, armed team like a swat raid. You probably mean burglary.
Thanks for your valuble review and demo for the weakness of the system!
Your videos are always very informative!
I love how you destroy those marketing gags. key and core are underrated
dude, this is one of your best vids
1. you can actually save some ones life with this information
2. you are making every one more aware about how technology can be defeated by a very simple "hack"
3. the video was only 4 minutes.
Bravo sir.
Good luck getting past the motion detectors...!!!
Good tip about using a different company Alarm System signage....i never thought about that one. I did think advertising your type of alarm, was silly.
Thanks!!
The motion detectors run off the same frequency. So use the 5W handheld radio and those will be blocked too.
Thank you for sharing! This is so helpful! You’re wonderful.
Simplisafe is a joke, I'm glad you're out here showing the contrary to all of the sponsored youtubers that were promoting it a couple weeks ago..
I've never understood putting signs up regarding your security system, either. The first line of security is obscurity.
I think because of the law you need warn the people unfortunately!
Security by obscurity alone is discouraged and not recommended by standards bodies. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the United States sometimes recommends against this practice: "System security should not depend on the secrecy of the implementation or its components."
So it can be a part of the Security, but If it is your first line you are lost.
You put up signs in order to deter casual thieves.
Yes but most burglars and thieves are creatures of opportunity. If they see a house with a sign and a house without a sign, it's easy enough for them to choose. Why would you pick a house with a security system when plenty of houses don't have a security system? It's just an unnecessary risk unless they know you have something extremely valuable worth stealing.
It's about making your house a less attractive target than your neighbor's house. If your house has a sticker advertising a security system, an opportunistic burglar will most likely target your neighbor's house who doesn't advertise a security system. It's the same reason a burglar may opt to break into a house without a dog than a house with one.
I'm not endorsing it, just pointing out the rationale.
Every time I see a video from LockPickingLawer I feel just a bit more helpless and vulnerable.
It's ok Josh... what most of us do is when we see a video from LPL is put a small $$ amount into a jar.... when you get to a given amount we buy a bigger baseball bat.
Please more like this, i like locks but i love tech. Especially when done poorly .
Thanks So much LPL! Now my hard work night shifts will be so much easier. 😁