<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true"><li>The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) confirmed a cyberattack that resulted in the loss of over 300,000 crash records.</li><li>A threat actor gained access to the system using compromised credentials, exposing names, addresses, and personally identifiable information (PII).</li><li>The attacker downloaded nearly 300,000 crash reports from the Crash Records Information System (CRIS).</li><li>Sensitive data stolen includes full names, addresses, driver’s license numbers, license plate numbers, and car insurance policy numbers.</li><li>TxDOT disabled access from the compromised account, notified affected individuals, and warned about potential phishing attacks themed around car crashes.</li><li>The agency is implementing additional security measures for accounts to prevent similar incidents in the future.</li><li>Government agencies are often targeted due to the sensitive citizen information they hold.</li></ul>

Texas government reports 300,000 plus crash records stolen in cyberattack

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