GoKawiilHackers Extract Data From Flock Safety Camera, Expose Person-Tracking Software
A hacker collective called stegan0gram physically removed a Flock Safety roadside camera, extracted its stored data, and recovered an on-device encryption key meant to protect it. They shared the material with 404 Media and Distributed Denial of Secrets, which passed it to WIRED for joint analysis showing the camera logged roughly 50,200 vehicles and 1.6 million images over about 21 days.
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The breach undercuts Flock's claims about encryption security and reveals that its cameras don't just capture license plates but also actively detect and log people, a capability rarely disclosed in public discussions of the technology. With these devices widely deployed by police departments across the US, the incident raises fresh concerns about surveillance scope, data security, and oversight of automated tracking networks.
- Hackers physically stole a Flock camera and cracked its supposedly protected encryption key.
- Recovered logs show the software detects people, not just vehicles and license plates.
- One camera alone generated 1.6 million images of 50,200 vehicles in about three weeks.
Source: yro.slashdot.org — Posted, 2026-09-17
Published there as: “Hackers Stole Flock's Camera Software, Revealing How the Company Tracks Cars and People”
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