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Flock Safety exposes unencrypted encryption key, leaks camera videos

By Drooid · Sep 21, 2026, 2:10 PM UTC · How we work

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Story summary

Flock Safety stored its encryption key on an unencrypted partition, compromising data.
Hacker collective stegan0gram removed a camera, copied its memory, and accessed videos of vehicle detections.
A plain-text API key could retrieve any camera’s credentials using its MAC address.
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL) and Rep. Michael Cloud (TX) introduced the No FLOCK Act to withhold 10% of funds.
Boston announced it will stop using Flock’s services over data-sharing concerns.

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Story summary

Flock Safety stored its encryption key on an unencrypted partition, compromising data.
Hacker collective stegan0gram removed a camera, copied its memory, and accessed videos of vehicle detections.
A plain-text API key could retrieve any camera’s credentials using its MAC address.
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL) and Rep. Michael Cloud (TX) introduced the No FLOCK Act to withhold 10% of funds.
Boston announced it will stop using Flock’s services over data-sharing concerns.