Lawmakers urge FTC probe after stolen police logins expose Flock system to hackers
Washington, D.C.
U.S. legislators, including Senator Ron Wyden, urged the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Flock Safety in November 2025 after stolen police login credentials exposed the surveillance system to potential hackers.
In November 2025, U.S. legislators urged the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Flock Safety after it emerged that stolen police login credentials had exposed the surveillance system to potential hackers.
The episode highlighted a core risk of centralizing billions of vehicle movements in a single vendor’s platform: a breach or credential theft can expose the location history of millions of ordinary people who were never suspected of any crime.