GoKawiilHackers extract stored encryption key from stolen Flock traffic camera
A group called stegan0gram removed a Flock roadside camera and dissected its Android storage, finding an encryption key inside the 'media' partition that unlocked another partition holding all recorded files. That data included about 1.6 million images and 27,321 short video clips gathered over 21 days, capturing roughly 50,200 vehicles and 11 people.
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Flock had claimed physical access alone wasn't enough to expose stored footage, but this shows a determined attacker could retrieve weeks of surveillance data from a single compromised unit. Given ongoing concerns about misuse of Flock's network by police and others, proof that on-device encryption can be bypassed intensifies scrutiny of the company's privacy and security claims.
- Hackers found an encryption key inside a Flock camera's storage that unlocked all recorded media.
- The camera held 1.6 million images and over 27,000 video clips from just 21 days of operation.
- The finding contradicts Flock's assurances that physical access wouldn't be enough to expose footage.
Source: tomshardware.com — Jowi Morales, 2026-09-17
Published there as: “Hackers find encryption keys stored on stolen Flock camera despite company's denials — group extracts more than 27,000 clips, 1.6 million images captured in a span of 21 days from the device”
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