Flock Once Touted Its Cameras as ‘Made in the USA.’ Now It’s Not So Clear

2026-09-17T20:52:04Z•f93ba7ef3a6277cb521dcaef131d56019ff41b5fec811261055e75831043809f
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What happened

A Wired Security feed covering surveillance-camera security and privacy, unauthorized access to Flock license-plate-reader systems, AI-enabled policing, deepfake abuse, child sexual abuse material generated or distributed with AI, AI-agent cybersecurity risks, data brokerage and law-enforcement surveillance, and emerging counter-drone technologies. The most direct cybersecurity incident concerns a hacker collective compromising a Flock camera and exfiltrating extensive video and operational logs. The feed does not provide enough technical detail to map the incident to a specific CVE.

Why it matters

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Evidence and limitations

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2026-09-17T20:52:04Z
AI-assisted enrichment
Yes

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