Hackers Dismantle a Flock Camera, Reveal It Logged 1.6M Images of 50K Vehicles in 21 Days
sull · x · 2026-09-17
A hacker collective pulled down a roadside Flock Safety camera, nearly fully copied its storage, and shared the files with WIRED and 404 Media. They recovered an on-device encryption key unlocking thousands of vehicle-detection videos, contradicting Flock's on-device encryption claims. Logs show the camera generated over 1.6 million images of 50,000 vehicles in 21 days, sometimes dozens per passing car. Its computer-vision software explicitly detects people in addition to vehicles, plates, and bicycles, and even isolates bumper stickers. The hackers are also publishing their method so others can replicate it.
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