The ShinyHunters hacking collective has released stolen information from a Florida state database containing records for vehicles and drivers. The group announced that the data was posted to its leak site because the targeted state agency failed to satisfy their ransom demands or cooperate with their instructions.
According to the hackers, they gained access to the system, known as DAVID, earlier in September. As proof of the intrusion, they shared a screenshot allegedly linked to Jeffrey Epstein, noting his former residence in the state.
The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) acknowledged the breach in a statement issued last week. The agency confirmed that the attackers had obtained credentials belonging to a police officer, which had been stored on a personal device.
A review of the compromised files by TechCrunch indicates that the breach exposed hundreds of thousands of vehicle ownership certificates. These documents contained the names and addresses of vehicle buyers and sellers, along with vehicle identification numbers. A smaller subset of the leaked files included Social Security numbers and various government-issued documents, such as non-U.S. passports and immigration papers. However, the data did not appear to include driver’s licenses or photographs.
This incident follows another significant security failure in the identity verification space earlier this month. IDScan, an identity verification company, confirmed that hackers stole images of more than 150 million driver’s licenses in a separate breach.
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