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Texas government data breach allowed hackers to steal 3 million driver’s licenses and passports

A data breach at a Texas state government department allowed hackers to access the driver’s license information and passport numbers of over 3 million individuals. The breach was reported by the state’s attorney general and involved the exposure of additional personal details such as email addresses, phone numbers, and residential addresses. The incident occurred through a third-party vendor handling hunting and fishing licenses, though the specific vendor and timeline of the breach remain undisclosed.

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10:12 AM PDT · June 18, 2026

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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 the state’s attorney general.

The incident is one of the largest data breaches to affect the state this year.

In a data breach notice on the Texas Parks & Wildlife website, the department said the state’s cybersecurity unit recently detected a security incident — the nature of which, or when, were not specified — that allowed hackers to access to 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 breach also included email addresses, phone numbers and residential addresses of the affected license holders, the department said.

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Source document: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department Data Breach Notice

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Texas government data breach allowed hackers to steal 3 million driver’s licenses and passports

A data breach at a Texas state government department allowed hackers to access the driver’s license information and passport numbers of over 3 million individuals. The breach was reported by the state’s attorney general and involved the exposure of additional personal details such as email addresses, phone numbers, and residential addresses. The incident occurred through a third-party vendor handling hunting and fishing licenses, though the specific vendor and timeline of the breach remain undisclosed.

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