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Texas government data breach allowed hackers to steal 3 million driver's licenses and passports
TechCrunch • • business
Key Points:
- A data breach at a Texas state government department exposed driver’s license information and passport numbers of over 3 million individuals, according to the state’s attorney general.
- The breach is among the largest to impact Texas this year and involved unauthorized access to the department’s license system vendor, which manages hunting and fishing license sales.
- Additional personal data compromised includes email addresses, phone numbers, and residential addresses of affected license holders.
- The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department has not disclosed the vendor involved or the specific timing and nature of the incident, nor responded to inquiries about hacker communications.
