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Hackers Got Inside a Flock Camera. Its Data Shows How the System Really Works

The files included thousands of videos and logs showing that the device captured 1.6 million images of 50,000 vehicles in 21 days.

Hackers Got Inside a Flock Camera. Its Data Shows How the System Really Works

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The files included thousands of videos and logs showing that the device captured 1.6 million images of 50,000 vehicles in 21 days.

A hacker collective pulled down a Flock camera and dumped its data.

A hacker collective pulled down a Flock camera and dumped its data. The files included thousands of videos and logs showing that the device captured 1.6 million images of 50,000 vehicles in 21 days.

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The files included thousands of videos and logs showing that the device captured 1.6 million images of 50,000 vehicles in 21 days. A hacker collective pulled down a Flock camera and dumped its data.

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  • A hacker collective pulled down a Flock camera and dumped its data.

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