AUSTIN, Texas (KTRK) – Hackers may have stolen information on millions of Texas drivers, according to a report from an insurance risk management firm.
According to Vertafore, someone has accessed driver’s license numbers, names, dates of birth, addresses, and vehicle registration histories.
The Texas Department of Public Security and the Texas Attorney General were among those affected.
“Vertafore recently discovered that, due to human error, three data files were accidentally stored in an unsecured external storage service that appeared to have been accessed without authorization,” the company posted on its website.
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Despite the violation, the company stated that no information misuse was found.
The files contained license information prior to February 2019 and did not contain social security numbers or financial information, the company said.
The company has an extensive list of information related to the violation on its website.
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