Texas Data Breach Exposes 3 Million Driver's Licenses and Passports

Executive Briefing

• Hackers accessed Texas Parks & Wildlife's license system vendor, stealing data on over 3 million residents
• Stolen records include driver's license info, passport numbers, email addresses, phone numbers, and home addresses
• Officials declined to name the compromised third-party vendor or disclose when the breach occurred
• Ranks among the largest state-level data breaches in Texas in 2026
• Texas attorney general confirmed the incident; the department has not responded to media inquiries