{
  "id": 7846430,
  "title": "Hackers rip down Flock camera, steal its data, share findings with media",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/hackers-rip-down-flock-camera-steal-its-data-share-findings-with-media",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-16T17:55:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/technology/6093359-hackers-reverse-engineer-flock-cameras/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A group of hackers ripped down a Flock camera and stole its data, finding that the cameras’ software can generate dozens of images from a single passing vehicle to develop its signature. The group, called stegan0gram, shared findings with Wired and 404 Media, who ran a joint investigation. The outlets found that in a 21-day...",
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      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Hacker collective stegan0gram dismantles a Flock camera, recovering an encryption key and showing it runs ~20 apps on a midrange smartphone-grade processor (404 Media)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/hacker-collective-stegan0gram-dismantles-a-flock-camera-recovering-an",
        "published": "2026-09-16T12:20:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TechSpot",
        "title": "Man who faced three felonies for destroying a fake Flock camera has charges reduced to misdemeanors",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/man-who-faced-three-felonies-for-destroying-a-fake-flock-camera-has",
        "published": "2026-09-16T13:08:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Mashable",
        "title": "Hackers dismantle Flock camera to see what makes it tick",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/hackers-dismantle-flock-camera-to-see-what-makes-it-tick",
        "published": "2026-09-16T17:04:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}