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.
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ShinyHunters claims it breached an online platform tied to Florida’s Driver and Vehicle Information Database, known as DAVID, and stole more than 200,000 driver records in the state [bleepingcomputer.com#1]. The group added the State of Florida DMV to its data leak site and threatened to release the alleged records unless officials make contact, The Daily Hodl reported, citing CyberInsider [dailyh
The ShinyHunters extortion gang claims it breached an online platform for the Florida Department of Motor Vehicles database known as "DAVID" and stole over 200,000 records about drivers in the state. [...]
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ShinyHunters Claims to Have Stolen Over 200,000 Records from Florida DAVID Database ShinyHunters claims to have breached Florida’s DAVID driver database through a password-reset flaw and stolen more than 200,000 records. The group published an alleged driver record as evidence, although FLHSMV has not publicly confirmed the breach or the attackers’ claims. **** # cybersecurity # infosec # incident
The extortion group ShinyHunters claims to have breached the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles' DAVID database, threatening to leak over 200,000 records if their demands are not met by September 11. This potential data breach poses a severe identity theft risk as the stolen information includes permanent identifiers like Social Security numbers, photographs, and signatures. h
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