Report: DPS Data Breach Leaks Personal Data for Over 115,00 Texans

Report:DPS Data Breach Leaks Personal Data for Over 115,00 Texans

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According to the Texas Office of the Attorney General and KERA, the Texas Department of Public Safety announced Monday that a data breach had exposed the personal information of over 115,000 customers.

According to the AG’s website, 115,071 Texans have been impacted.

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Identity numbers, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, and residences are among the details that have been leaked.

Customers have not been informed about the occurrence by DPS. KERA says they reached out to DPS for a comment but have yet to hear back yet.

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) was tricked into sending 3,000 replacement driver’s licenses to a Chinese criminal organization in December 2022. This organization specifically targeted Asian Texans. They made phony accounts on Texas.gov using stolen personal data.

Report:DPS Data Breach Leaks Personal Data for Over 115,00 Texans was originally published on thebeatdfw.com