Executive Summary

The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) confirmed that its DAVID driver database was compromised. Attackers accessed the system using credentials belonging to an employee of a local police department. The breach exposed personal data of Florida drivers, prompting the agency to investigate the incident and enhance security measures.

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Intelligence Metadata - Source Publisher: Bleeping Computer - Published Date: 2026-09-11T19:00:29+00:00 - Category: threat-intel

Original Description: The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) has confirmed that its DAVID driver database suffered a data breach, saying the attackers gained access using credentials belonging to a police department employee. [...]

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