Texas government data breach allowed hackers to steal 3 million driver’s licenses and passports

TechCrunch Desktop Logo TechCrunch Mobile Logo LatestStartupsVentureAppleSecurityAIAppsDisrupt 2026 EventsPodcastsNewsletters SearchSubmit Site Search Toggle Mega Menu Toggle Topics Latest AI Amazon Apps Biotech & Health Climate Cloud Computing Commerce Crypto Enterprise EVs Fintech Fundraising Gadgets Gaming Google Government & Policy Hardware Instagram Layoffs Media & Entertainment Meta Microsoft Privacy Robotics Security Social Space Startups TikTok Transportation Venture More from TechCrunch Staff Events Startup Battlefield StrictlyVC Newsletters Podcasts Videos Partner Content TechCrunch Brand Studio Crunchboard Contact Us In Brief Posted: 10:12 AM PDT · June 18, 2026 Image Credits:Bryce Durbin / TechCrunch Zack Whittaker Texas government data breach allowed hackers to steal 3 million driver’s licenses and passports A data breach at a Texas state government department allowed hackers to take the driver’s license information and passport numbers of more than 3 million people, according to the state’s attorney general. The incident is one of the largest data breaches to affect the state this year. In a data breach notice on the Texas Parks & Wildlife website, the department said the state’s cybersecurity unit recently detected a security incident — the nature of which, or when, was not specified — that allowed hackers to access the department’s license system vendor, which handles the sale of hunting and fishing licenses.

The department did not name the vendor or respond to TechCrunch’s request for comment about the incident, and whether the department has received any outreach from the hackers. The breach also included email addresses, phone numbers, and residential addresses of the affected license holders, the department said. Hacked, leaked, and held for ransom: The worst breaches of 2026 so far Topics cybersecurity, data breach, In Brief, Security, texas October 13 – 15 San Francisco Scale faster.

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