Lawmakers ask FTC to probe Flock Safety’s cybersecurity practices

Congressional Democrats want the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate the police surveillance technology company Flock Safety for reportedly poor cybersecurity practices.

Flock Safety does not require law enforcement customers to use multi-factor authentication (MFA), and its voluntary authentication mechanism does not “natively support” phishing- resistant MFA, according to a letter Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) sent on Monday to FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson.

At least 35 Flock customer accounts have reportedly been stolen by hackers, according to the letter, which cited data from the cybersecurity company Hudson Rock. Phishing-resistant MFA can help shield accounts from breaches.

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