Hackers Crack Flock Camera, Expose 1.6M Images in 21 Days
Hackers found 1.6 million images and 27,000 clips on a compromised Flock camera. Image generated via ChatGPT
Hackers physically compromised a Flock camera and found an encryption key, 27,000 clips, and 1.6 million images generated in 21 days.
Sep 18, 2026
One Flock camera generated 1.6 million images over 21 days, and hackers discovered just how much data it was storing.
After physically removing the roadside device, the group recovered more than 27,000 video clips, an encryption key that helped unlock stored footage, and logs covering roughly 50,200 vehicles. The hackers did not breach Flock’s central servers, and some sensitive storage remained encrypted.
Still, the findings offer a rare look inside Flock’s camera system and show what can become accessible when an edge device deployed in public falls into someone else’s hands.
Hackers found the encryption key on the camera
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