The ShinyHunters hacking group published thousands of drivers' personal data on 2026-09-16 after the Florida state motor vehicle agency refused to pay their ransom demand. The breach exposed sensitive information held by a key state government database.
Florida's Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles confirmed on September 12, 2026, that its DAVID driver database was breached by international cybercriminals using credentials stolen from a police department employee. The attackers exploited a password-reset flaw and claimed to have stolen over 200,000 driver records.
The ShinyHunters extortion gang claimed on September 8–10, 2026 to have breached an online platform tied to Florida's Driver and Vehicle Information Database (DAVID) and stolen more than 200,000 driver records, according to reports from cybersecurity outlets.