Automated license plate reader and surveillance company Flock is facing intense scrutiny following a major security breach that exposed millions of files from a single roadside device.

A hacker collective known as stegan0gram physically dismantled a mounted Flock surveillance camera to . By locating a decryption key stored directly on the hardware’s local storage partition, they successfully extracted a near-complete copy of the device’s data.

From just one camera over a 21-day period, they extracted approximately 50,200 vehicle logs, amounting to 1.6 million images and 27,000 video clips.

The breach directly contradicts previous assurances from Flock, which maintained that images are only temporarily stored before transmission to cloud servers and that no decryption keys reside on individual devices.

Furthermore, the extracted software confirmed that the cameras track far more than license plates, featuring built-in capabilities to monitor people, bicycles, and bumper stickers.

The latest data exposure comes as Flock battles mounting reputational damage and local government pushback. Municipalities across the US, including most recently Kendall County in Texas, have voted to terminate contracts and remove cameras over privacy concerns.

Amid the escalating controversies, internal employee morale has also reportedly plummeted, with many workers actively looking to jump ship as the company struggles to defend its surveillance infrastructure.

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