# 404 Media - reported unauthenticated exposure of Condor camera streams > *Audited source extract. The dossier was used only as a lead; the underlying source was independently acquired and checked on 2026-07-20.* ## Source metadata - **Publisher:** 404 Media - **Original dossier URL:** https://www.404media.co/flock-exposed-its-ai-powered-cameras-to-the-internet-we-tracked-ourselves/ - **Resolved/canonical URL used:** https://www.404media.co/flock-exposed-its-ai-powered-cameras-to-the-internet-we-tracked-ourselves/ - **Publication date:** 2025-12-22 - **Underlying event or version:** 2025 - **Archived:** 2026-07-20, from unauthenticated public access; no cookies, tokens, or login state retained - **Wayback snapshot:** save failed on 2026-07-20 after the archive service returned HTTP 403; retry pending ## Verification verdict **disputed/contradicted** — 404 Media reports at least 60 Condor PTZ systems with unauthenticated live/archive/admin exposure in the systems examined. Flock admits a carrier moved a small number to a public network but disputes cloud, control, modification, and archived-video access. Preserve both accounts as an unresolved factual/attribution tension. ## Claim boundary This source is authoritative only within the source class and limitations stated above. ## Extract **Extracted-text lines 42-46:** > Dec 22, 2025 > at 11:05 AM > Flock left at least 60 of its people-tracking Condor PTZ cameras live streaming and exposed to the open internet. > [operational detail omitted from publication-safe extract] > Flock left livestreams and administrator control panels for at least 60 of its AI-enabled Condor cameras around the country exposed to the open internet, where anyone could watch them, download 30 days worth of video archive, and change settings, see log files, and run diagnostics. **Extracted-text lines 52-56:** > The exposure was initially discovered by YouTuber and technologist Benn Jordan and was shared with security researcher Jon “GainSec” Gaines, who > recently found numerous vulnerabilities > [operational detail omitted from publication-safe extract] > [operational detail omitted from publication-safe extract] > This post is for paid members only **Wayback failure**: The bounded Save Page Now pass stopped after the archive service returned HTTP 403 on the first request. This source was not individually retried; retry pending. ## Notes - Tier: 3 — Tier 3 authoritative secondary. - Operational exploitation steps, credentials, endpoints, and targeting details are omitted from this markdown extract; the public originals are retained for defensive verification. - Cited by: see `citing_pages:` frontmatter; populated after wiki integration.