THE VIDEO SHELF · flock surveillance camera security
We Hacked Flock Safety Cameras in under 30 Seconds. 🫥
Benn Jordan details security vulnerabilities in Flock Safety license-plate-reading cameras and how easily they can be compromised. It includes citations from security researchers and discussion of police surveillance.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN recommends it, and Jordan's wider Flock series, as a well-documented look at the poor security of these surveillance cameras.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Benn Jordan
- Topic
- flock surveillance camera security
- Format
- commentary
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 4
- HN mentions in dataset
- 6
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2025–2026
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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These horrific things are multiplying exponentially in my (rural GA) environs. There are a dozen of them along every conceivable cycling route I could take, and far more if I drive somewhere. If you think this is a city thing meant to deter urban crime, …
abalashov on Hacker News · 2026-06
In Flock cameras track more than your license plate, and they're spreading fastI would also recommend Benn Jordan's YT channel, he has a couple of videos covering flock cameras. His latest one is: [VIDEO] edit: grammar
stanac on Hacker News · 2025-12
In Have I been Flocked? – Check if your license plate is being watchedThis is an excellent video documenting some Flock camera vulnerabilities by Benn Jordan, a security hobbyist/researcher: [VIDEO] . It's a bit long, but worth it.
text0404 on Hacker News · 2026-02
In Flock CEO calls Deflock a "terrorist organization" [video]
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