Texas Parks & Wildlife Reports 3.08 Million Records Affected After License-Vendor Incident; Database Sale Alleged
Summary
Texas officials confirmed 3,087,721 affected records after Texas Parks & Wildlife was targeted through a license vendor. A database dump was allegedly offered for sale; exposed data reportedly included licenses, passports and contact details, while SSNs, birth dates and
Key points
- Officials confirmed 3,087,721 affected records.
- Texas Parks & Wildlife was targeted through a license vendor.
- A database dump was allegedly offered for sale.
- Reported exposed data included driver’s licenses, passports and contact information.
- Claims that SSNs, dates of birth and payment-card CVVs were exposed were disputed.
Article Details
- Victim Organization
- Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
- Incident Type
- Data breach through a license vendor; an alleged database dump was offered for sale.
- Data Types Exposed
- Driver's license information
- Passport information
- Contact information
- Financial data was reported, but specific details were disputed
- Social Security numbers, dates of birth, and card CVVs were disputed
- Affected Records
- Officials confirmed 3,087,721 affected records.
- Ransom Or Extortion
- An alleged database dump was offered for sale; no ransom demand is described.
- Claim Status
- confirmed