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Hackers Got Inside a Flock Camera

586 points · 270 comments · driverdan

  1. drfloyd51 · · focus · HN ↗
    So… all that data is literally there for any unauthorized person to walk up and take it.

    It’s not even suitably encrypted on device?

    Zero trust in anything Flock says.

    1. fullstop · · focus · HN ↗
      Is this an older model? I could see them turning off or using weak encryption on media if the hardware couldn't keep up with the amount of data they were writing.
      1. ohyoutravel · · focus · HN ↗
        That would be an extremely bad trade.
        1. fullstop · · focus · HN ↗
          Why? Does Flock really care about encryption? It checks off a box for their sales team, even if it's done poorly.
          1. samudrijan · · focus · HN ↗
            Because data should be secure. Full stop.
            1. fullstop · · focus · HN ↗
              In a perfect world, yes, but this is a for-profit company and there's almost zero repercussion for doing it half-assed. They'd have to pay someone to implement it, and deal with the overhead and complexity.

              Now they are in a position where they can sell new models with enhanced encryption and more features.

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