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The gist
Hackers removed a Flock Safety license plate camera and copied its stored data.
The breach tests Flock's encryption claim as cities weigh keeping the cameras.
How it unfolded
- Sep 16, 2026The Carrollton City Council voted to renew its Flock Safety contract, aiming to grow from 67 to 82 cameras and consolidate multiple contracts. The same day, Sun Prairie announced it will not renew its Flock contracts, with six cameras expiring Dec. 31 and three more on Mar. 31, 2027.
- Sep 16, 2026Texas City police said they would tighten Flock camera rules after identifying two instances of possible misuse, limiting search access to detectives and supervisors at sergeant rank or higher and requiring three justifications per search.
- Sep 17, 2026Hackers who removed a Flock camera from above a roadway copied data stored on the device and shared the files with 404 Media and WIRED, which analyzed the recovered data in a joint investigation.