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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. FrustratedMonky · · focus · HN ↗
      It is bad.

      But think the real danger in Flock is the aggregate data, tracking between camaras. So if someone hacks a single camara, they probably don't get much, unless it is pointed right at someone, which is bad. Aren't they selling these as should be pointing at traffic? If they are pointing right at people, like at playgrounds, then they are being installed illegally to begin with ?

      1. voakbasda · · focus · HN ↗
        A network connected device that can be hacked is a small step away from being the first foothold into its server. The fact that on-device security is this atrocious suggests that their server is not any better quality, which means hacking it would probably not take much effort.
        1. thesuitonym · · focus · HN ↗
          A Silcon Valley startup with poor server-side security? Couldn't be!
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