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Hackers Got Inside a Flock Camera
Hackers removed a Flock license‑plate reader camera, copied its storage, extracted an on‑device encryption key, and released ~1.6 M images and logs covering 21 days of operation. Analysis shows the device captures ~28 images per vehicle, detects people, and stores raw media in unencrypted partitions. License‑plate detection runs on the cloud, and the camera’s software can mis‑identify graphics as…
Hacker News front pagewired.com7 minpostmortemHN578267
