flock camera awareness
Security Failures
Three documented incidents — breaches, hardware vulnerabilities, and exposed credentials.
security failures
- Live feeds exposed on the open internet — January 2026. Dozens of cameras had no password protection. Anyone could view live footage and 30 days of archived video. Flock called it not a "hack" of their platform — technically true, but the distinction is semantic: police camera feeds were sitting open for anyone to watch. Flock only patched it after public reporting. WFLX
- Critical hardware vulnerabilities found — 2025. Researcher Ben Jordan found exposed USB ports, unsecured storage, and exploitable wireless access. Flock called the findings "theoretical" — then quietly filed them with the national CVE database. Privacy Guides
- No MFA — stolen logins give full network access — November 2025. Flock doesn't require multi-factor authentication by default. A stolen officer password is a key to the whole system. Lawmakers asked the FTC to investigate. TechCrunch