A data breach at a Texas state government department allowed hackers to take the driver’s license information and passport numbers of more than 3 million people, according to Attorney General of the State.
The incident is one of the biggest data breaches to hit the state this year.
In data breach notice Texas Parks and Wildlife website, the department said the state’s cybersecurity unit recently discovered a security incident — the nature of which, or when, was not specified — that allowed hackers to access the department’s license system vendor, which handles the sale of hunting and fishing licenses.
The department did not name the vendor, nor respond to TechCrunch’s request for comment about the incident, and whether the department has received any outreach from the hackers.
The department said the breach also included email addresses, phone numbers and residential addresses of affected license holders.
