GoKawiilConnecting the dots: Flock Safety's rapid growth has made it a major player in police surveillance technology. But as cities deploy more connected cameras, a basic security concern is drawing increased attention: whether the video collected by those systems can be altered without leaving behind evidence. That concern has taken on new urgency following reports that one of Flock's key investors also backs a company whose technology is designed to compromise camera systems.
Andreessen Horowitz, which led Flock's $275 million funding round in March 2025, has also backed Toka, an Israeli cyber-intelligence company that has reportedly developed tools capable of breaking into connected cameras and manipulating their footage.
The connection between the two companies – their shared investor – came to light after an X post from @OrwellDay alleged that Flock's lead investor also backed Toka. The post did not establish the connection on its own, but subsequent reporting confirmed that Andreessen Horowitz led Flock's March 2025 funding round and has invested in Toka.
Flock has raised roughly $960 million across multiple funding rounds, including the March 2025 round, which valued the company at $7.5 billion. Andreessen Horowitz led that financing, with participation from Greenoaks Capital and Bedrock Capital. Meritech Capital, Matrix Partners, Sands Capital, Founders Fund, Kleiner Perkins, Tiger Global, and Y Combinator also participated.
– Orwell Day (@OrwellDay) August 4, 2026
The link between Flock and Toka puts a sharper focus on the risks surrounding camera networks used by police departments and local governments. Flock sells camera systems that help agencies identify vehicles, share information, and search video data. Toka, according to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, has offered government clients technology that can locate cameras in a target area, access their feeds, and alter or erase video.
The reported capability is not merely about surveillance. It raises broader questions about the reliability of video evidence after it has been captured.
Haaretz reported, based on internal documents it reviewed, that Toka's tools could access and modify live and recorded camera feeds without leaving forensic traces. Concern about the technology is especially relevant as public agencies increasingly rely on connected cameras, license-plate readers, and cloud-based investigative platforms. These systems can move large amounts of information quickly, but they also create more opportunities for attackers or unauthorized users to interfere with recorded evidence.
At Black Hat, Forescout researchers demonstrated a related risk by intercepting real camera feeds and sending pre-recorded video to network video recorders. An operator could see what appeared to be a normal live feed without realizing that the footage had been replaced.
Similar concerns have emerged in body-camera systems. POAM reporting described systems that allowed footage to be downloaded, edited, and uploaded again without indicating that changes had been made. In each case, the underlying problem is the same: video may appear authentic while providing no reliable way to determine whether it has been altered.
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