Texas Government Data Breach Exposes 3 Million Driver’s License Records

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department disclosed a breach of an unnamed third-party license system vendor that resulted in the exfiltration of PII for 3,087,721 customers, including driver’s license details, passport numbers where provided, email addresses, phone numbers, and residential addresses. The agency confirmed no SSNs, dates of birth, or financial data were exposed, is working with the vendor on mitigation and enhanced monitoring, and has advised affected customers to consider credit freezes and remain vigilant against phishing; the incident highlights supply-chain and third-party risk in government contracting.