A data security breach at the Texas Department of Public Safety leaked the personal information of more than 115,000 Texans.
The Office of Texas Att. Gen. Ken Paxton released a report on October 14 that compromised information included names, addresses, Social Security information, date of birth, medical information, government-issued ID numbers, and driver’s license numbers.
Thus far, the Department of Public Safety (DPS) has not provided notice to customers affected by the data breach.
It is unknown which individuals or entities are responsible for this recent data breach.
Nearly three years ago, DPS was duped into shipping some 3,000 replacement driver licenses to a Chinese organized crime group operating out of New York that targeted Asian Americans.
The criminals allegedly obtained replacement licenses using stolen information from the dark web to create fake Texas.gov online accounts.
The replacement licenses were then provided to undocumented migrants of Asian descent, according to DPS Director Steve McCraw.
“Controls should’ve been in place, and this should’ve never happened,” McCraw said, per Austin American-Statesman.
Since then, DPS has added enhanced safety measures on its website.