Hackers Got Inside a Flock Camera. Its Data Shows How the System Really Works
Dhruv MehrotraJoseph CoxSecuritySep 16, 2026 6:30 AMHackers Got Inside a Flock Camera. Its Data Shows How the System Really WorksA hacker collective pulled down a Flock camera and dumped its data. 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.This article was created in partnership with 404 Media, a journalist-owned publication covering how technology impacts humans.
- ▪Dhruv MehrotraJoseph CoxSecuritySep 16, 2026 6:30 AMHackers Got Inside a Flock Camera.
- ▪Its Data Shows How the System Really WorksA hacker collective pulled down a Flock camera and dumped its data.
- ▪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.This article was created in partnership with 404 Media, a journalist-owned publication covering how te
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Dhruv MehrotraJoseph CoxSecuritySep 16, 2026 6:30 AMHackers Got Inside a Flock Camera. Its Data Shows How the System Really WorksA 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.Photo-Illustration: Jobanny Cabrera; Getty ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyHackers 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.
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