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Hackers dump Flock ALPR camera firmware, exposing hardcoded creds and video capture

Hackers publish stolen data from a Flock traffic camera

1 Sep 16 6:30 AM · 8d ago · 2 articles · 9 posts · 2 comments · 4 sources · development 1 of 6

The hacker collective stegan0gram removed a Flock ALPR camera from above a roadway, made a near-complete copy of its stored data, and shared the files with 404 Media and WIRED; DDoSecrets published the filesystem partition images the same morning.

Hackers publish stolen data from a Flock traffic camera
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“Why just destroy [Flock cameras] when we can reverse engineer them and find the secrets of those spying on us?”

stegan0gram

stegan0gram Hacker collectiveMicah Flee Independent security researcherFlock Safety Manufacturer of the ALPR camera404 Media / WIRED Journalists who broke the joint investigationDDoSecrets Data leak publisher

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1–3Hackers publish stolen data from a Flock…4Researcher finds hardcoded credentials…5–6Outlets detail 27,321 extracted clips…
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What was reported 4 claims about this development

  1. 4 outlets Flock ALPR camera

    first by Distributed Denial of Secrets Recently …, 8d ago · also 404 Media, HN Best, HN Frontpage

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  2. 2 outlets Hackers Crack Flock Camera, Find It Detects People

    first by NewsMax.com, 8d ago · also 404 Media

    1 more headline
  3. 1 outlet Hackers rip down Flock camera, steal its data, share findings with media

    first by The Hill, 8d ago

  4. 1 outlet Hackers dismantle Flock camera to see what makes it tick

    first by Mashable, 8d ago

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