Flock Safety's camera system was compromised by hackers who obtained its encryption key and revealed how it tracks vehicles and people.

👀 "...Hackers ripped down a Flock camera above a roadway, made a near-complete copy of the data stored inside it, and shared the files with 404 Media and WIRED, revealing in new detail how exactly Flock Safety’s cameras track the movements of both vehicles and people. The hackers say they are also publishing details on how they managed to obtain the software, in the hopes that other people may copy them. The breach provides an unprecedented look inside a system that Flock has described as protected by on-device encryption. The hackers were able to copy the camera’s storage and recover an encryption key stored on the device, which unlocked videos of thousands of vehicle detections..." https://www.404media.co/hackers-stole-flocks-camera-software-revealing-how-the-company-tracks-cars-and-people-2/ #alpr #flock #privacy

Hackers Stole Flock’s Camera Software, Revealing How the Company Tracks Cars and People https://www.404media.co/hackers-stole-flocks-camera-software-revealing-how-the-company-tracks-cars-and-people-2/

🚨 404 Media and WIRED report that hackers reverse-engineered a Flock camera, recovered its encryption key, and uncovered software tracking vehicles, people, bicycles and more—raising fresh questions about mass surveillance. 🛰️ #FlockSafety #Surveillance #Cybersecurity https://www.404media.co/hackers-stole-flocks-camera-software-revealing-how-the-company-tracks-cars-and-people-2/