Hackers find huge security flaw in Flock’s surveillance cameras and extract 1.6 million images and 27,000 videos from just one device — and the company’s terrible reputation means many employees are looking to jump ship
The storage contained approximately 1.6 million images and more than 27,000 video clips taken over the course of 21 days. Older logs were either overwritten or inaccessible.Perhaps more concerning, Flock’s cameras were able to detect people as well as vehicles and license plates, raising serious questions about how well the privacy of innocent members of the public is being protected. That said, 404 Media found no evidence of any kind of facial recognition being put to use.
- ▪The storage contained approximately 1.6 million images and more than 27,000 video clips taken over the course of 21 days.
- ▪Older logs were either overwritten or inaccessible.Perhaps more concerning, Flock’s cameras were able to detect people as well as vehicles and license plates, raising serious questions about how well the privacy of innocent members of the p
- ▪That said, 404 Media found no evidence of any kind of facial recognition being put to use.
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Tech Hackers find huge security flaw in Flock’s surveillance cameras and extract 1.6 million images and 27,000 videos from just one device — and the company’s terrible reputation means many employees are looking to jump ship News By Alex Blake Published 21 September 2026 Yet another PR disaster for Flock When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Flock) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Hackers took down a Flock camera and extracted a copy of its storage driveThere, they were able to acess 1.6 million images and 27,000 videos taken over 21 days,…
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