Flock tightens privacy controls amid scandals over officer abuse
2026-08-14T08:51:48Z•85ac010040d7bd3b299aab06d9f3ed567e8f36ff087611a3f1d4b013a5dfd808
BrazilDiscordGermanyIoT securityMiraibotnetcredential sniffingcyber policydefault credentialsencrypted command-and-controllaw enforcement surveillancelicense plate dataoffensive cybersecurityprivacy
What happened
A cybersecurity news feed covering privacy controls for police license-plate data, a stealthier Mirai botnet variant, platform safety regulation in Brazil, proposed private-sector offensive cyber operations against criminals, and expanded hacking and sabotage authorities for German intelligence agencies.
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- 2026-08-14T08:51:48Z
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