Hackers find encryption keys stored on stolen Flock camera despite company's denials — group extracts more than 27,000 clips, 1.6 million images captured in a span of 21 days from the device

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• Flock's cameras are protected by on-device encryption

  Flock says that its cameras are protected by on-device encryption

  Flock Flock Safety camera

  Untested — nothing else bears on it yet

• A security researcher noted some flaws in Flock's system

  a security researcher noted some flaws in its system

  Flock

  Untested — nothing else bears on it yet

• Physical access is required to exploit the flaws in Flock's camera system

  physical access is still required to exploit them

  Flock

  Untested — nothing else bears on it yet

• Images are only briefly retained on the device before being forwarded to the cloud

  the images are only briefly retained on the device before they’re forwarded to the cloud

  Flock images

  Untested — nothing else bears on it yet

• The hacking group stegan0gram took down a Flock camera positioned over a roadway

  they took down a Flock camera positioned over a roadway

  Flock Safety camera stegan0gram

  Untested — nothing else bears on it yet

• The hacking group stegan0gram analyzed the data stored inside the captured Flock camera

  analyzed the data stored inside it

  stegan0gram

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• The hacking group stegan0gram failed to access the most sensitive data stored on the Flock camera

  the hacking group failed to access the most sensitive data stored on the Flock camera

  most sensitive data stegan0gram

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• The hacking group stegan0gram accessed the Android operating system of the Flock camera and found two storage partitions labeled "vendor" and "media"

  they were still able to access its Android operating system and found two storage partitions, labeled “vendor” and “media.”

  Android OS stegan0gram

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• The "media" partition contained an encryption key that unlocked another partition containing all the media files from the camera

  The latter was found to contain an encryption key that unlocked another partition containing all the media files from the camera.

  encryption key media files stegan0gram

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• The Flock camera captured about 1.6 million images across 21 days, detecting around 50,200 vehicles and 11 people

  that particular Flock camera captured about 1.6 million images across 21 days, detecting around 50,200 vehicles and, more concerningly, 11 people.

  Flock Safety camera images

  Untested — nothing else bears on it yet

• The device stored 27,321 video clips, MP4 files with a 1024 x 768 resolution lasting about a second or two

  There were also 27,321 video clips saved on the device — MP4 files with a 1024 x 768 resolution that lasted about a second or two.

  Flock Safety camera video clips

  Untested — nothing else bears on it yet

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