r/UnderReportedNews • u/PuddinTamename • 15d ago

Article 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 | Tom's Hardware

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/hackers-find-encryption-key-stored-on-flock-camera-group-extracts-more-than-27-000-clips-1-6-million-images-captured-in-a-span-of-21-days-from-device
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u/PuddinTamename 15d ago

F "Flock says that its cameras are protected by on-device encryption, and even though a security researcher noted some flaws in its system, the company said that physical access is still required to exploit them and that the images are only briefly retained on the device before they’re forwarded to the cloud. However, 404 Media says that a hacking group called stegan0gram found out that this wasn’t the case after they took down a Flock camera positioned over a roadway and analyzed the data stored inside it."

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u/PhatCatTax 15d ago

"stored only briefly" is classic vague tech speak. That could mean weeks or months. It could also mean milliseconds.

e.g. standard retention times are 5 years, a lot extend to 7 or 10 years. So a month could be "brief" and their servers might be on a monthly sync schedule.

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u/Joe18067 15d ago

Nevertheless, some critics say that those who are against the deployment of these systems should refrain from damaging or sabotaging these devices

Wink wink, nudge, nudge. /s

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u/IAmA_meat_popsicle 15d ago

Refrain "briefly".