Hackers Got Inside a Flock Camera. Its Data Shows How the System Works

Hackers obtained and analyzed data from a Flock Safety traffic camera, revealing that the device tracks vehicles, people, bicycles, and license plates in greater detail than previously known, and can generate millions of images including isolated details like bumper stickers and patches. The breach compromised the camera's claimed on-device encryption by extracting an encryption key stored on the device itself, providing an unprecedented look at how Flock's automatic license plate reader system operates. The hackers published their methods hoping others would replicate them, as part of growing resistance to Flock cameras across the country.