Florida Driver Records Leaked, Stolen Police Credentials Confirmed
Driver data held by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles was leaked in a hack. After ShinyHunters announced a breach and a planned data release, the agency said credentials stolen from a police officer's personal device were linked to the incident. Reports later said more than 500,000 files had been published and 200,000 driver records leaked, and the agency conducted an investigation.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- 200,000 driver records leaked; more than 500,000 files published
- Cause / method
- Misuse of credentials stolen from a police officer's personal device
- Location
- United States
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Timeline
- ShinyHunters claimed a breach of the Florida motor vehicle agency and threatened to release data.
- Florida authorities said credentials stolen from a police officer's personal device were linked to the breach.
- It was reported that the agency's investigation was under way and that the attackers had published more than 500,000 files.
- It became known that 200,000 driver records had been leaked.
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