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Hackers Extract Flock Camera Software, Exposing How It Tracks Cars and People
Key Takeaways
- Hackers removed a Flock Safety license plate reader from above a roadway and made a near-complete copy of its internal storage, sharing the files with 404 Media and WIRED.
- They recovered an encryption key stored on the device, unlocking video of thousands of vehicle detections, though some of the most sensitive storage stayed encrypted.
- Recovered software shows the on-device computer vision explicitly detects people as well as vehicles, license plates, and bicycles.
- A single passing vehicle can produce dozens of images, and several weeks of recovered logs contained more than a million images.
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DT Editorial Team··via 404media.co
