Hackers Got Inside a Flock Camera
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A hacker collective accessed a Flock camera, revealing 1.6 million images of 50,000 vehicles in 21 days.
A hacker collective removed a Flock license plate reader camera and published its data, which included thousands of videos and logs. The device captured 1.6 million images of 50,000 vehicles over 21 days, tracking people in addition to license plates. Logs showed over 27,000 storage errors and a watchdog message "Who's a good boy?!" The camera ran a 3.18.71 kernel from 2017 and transmitted images to servers capable of facial recognition.
What commenters are saying
Commenters noted the camera's ancient Linux kernel (3.18.71 from 2017) and poor security, with one calling it "security through obsolescence." Many highlighted that Flock's tracking extends beyond plates to people and bumper stickers, and that competitors like Axon also conduct mass surveillance. A user shared a Distributed Denial of Secrets link to the partition images. The "Who's a good boy?!" watchdog message was widely mocked.