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I wanted to do a deeper dive into the article embedded in the Tweet from the last post I made. REVEALED: WiFi went down ALL DAY at LA cash storage facility as thieves stole $30m in daring heist

Neighbors of a cash storage facility robbed of $30 million claim internet signals went down and they heard an explosion during the daring heist.

The FBI and LAPD are still trying to piece together how burglars breached the roof of GardaWorld in Sylmar, Los Angeles, on Easter Sunday without triggering any alarms.

Issa Alhosry, 22, co-owner of the nearby Kwik Market Deli said their WiFi, phones, and servers were down for hours on Sunday morning and into the evening.

'We couldn't get or make calls, not even on my cell phone,' Alhosry told DailyMail.com.

It does sound like the thrives used signal jammers to disable security measures or prevent people from calling the police if they saw something. Cellphone jammer can be bought on Amazon, and they are becoming popular in robbery and home invasions. I understand why wifi based security system are popular, they are much cheaper that hard wiring a home. However, the technology to defeat them has also become cheaper and more prevalent. If you are at all serious about security, a hardwired system tied to a landlines is much more secure. Reactivating a home landline for emergencies might also be a good idea. (I invite our resident security camera expert to do a follow-up post on this)