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Flock Safety's on-device encryption is insufficient to protect sensitive data from being recovered by hackers.

CybersecurityPrivacySep 16, 2026score 2.766 posts · 663 replies across 3 instances
The thread discusses a security breach where hackers successfully accessed and dumped data from a Flock Safety camera. The breach revealed how the system tracks vehicles and people, exposing vulnerabilities in the company's claimed on-device encryption.

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Flock Safety's on-device encryption is insufficient to protect sensitive data from being recovered by hackers.
Parent: CybersecurityEntity: Flock SafetySub-entity: camera encryptionImpact: negativeDate: Sep 16, 2026Target: Flock Safety's on-device encryption
Flock Safety cameras capture and store massive amounts of data on vehicle movements and individual identities.
Parent: SurveillanceEntity: Flock SafetySub-entity: data collectionImpact: mixedDate: Sep 16, 2026Target: Flock Safety's data collection

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👀 "...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
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Hackers Got Inside a Flock Camera. Its Data Shows How the System Really Works #privacy #USA -- https://www.wired.com/story/hackers-flock-camera-data-shows-how-system-works/
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Hackers Got Inside a Flock Camera. Its Data Shows How the System Really Works https://www.wired.com/story/hackers-flock-camera-data-shows-how-system-works/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Security News @security-news-WIRED
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Hackers Got Inside a Flock Camera. Its Data Shows How the System Works L: https://www.wired.com/story/hackers-flock-camera-data-shows-how-system-works/ C: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49726586 posted on 2026.09.16 at 09:18:47 (c=1, p=4)
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#Hackers Got Inside a #Flock Camera. Its Data Shows How the System Really Works A hacker collective pulled down a Flock camera and dumped its data. The files included thousands of videos and logs showing that the device captured 1.6 million images of 50,000 vehicles in 21 days. #alpr #privacy #surveillance https://www.wired.com/story/hackers-flock-camera-data-shows-how-system-works/
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Hackers Got Inside a Flock Camera. Its Data Shows How the System Really Works | WIRED https://www.wired.com/story/hackers-flock-camera-data-shows-how-system-works/ Hmmmm, interesting... #flock #hacked
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