Hacked Flock Camera Exposes Stored Keys and Vast Image Capture

The hacking group stegan0gram obtained a Flock surveillance camera and extracted its software, offering an unusual look inside the company's system. From a single device, the group pulled more than 27,000 video clips and 1.6 million images recorded over 21 days. They also found the camera could detect people, not just vehicles and license plates.

Tom's Hardware reports that the group found encryption keys stored on the camera, a detail that conflicts with Flock's public denials. Ars Technica and 404 Media place less emphasis on that dispute and focus instead on the broader surveillance capabilities and the software extraction. Still, all three sources agree on the core finding: one Flock camera collects a strikingly large amount of data and goes beyond simple license-plate recognition.