ShinyHunters publish Florida driver data after breaching state motor vehicle database

September 16, 2026 at 11:00 PM1 min

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The ShinyHunters hacking group has published hundreds of thousands of files from Florida's DAVID motor vehicle database. The hackers said they leaked the data because the victim did not pay a ransom. The breach follows a separate hack at IDScan that exposed over 150 million driver's license images.

Key Facts

ShinyHunters published hundreds of thousands of files from Florida's DAVID database on its leak site.
The hackers said they leaked the data because the victim did not pay a ransom or cooperate.
The Florida motor vehicle agency FLHSMV confirmed a data breach last week after a police officer's credentials were obtained from a personal device.
The stolen records included vehicle owners' names, addresses, and vehicle identification numbers.
A smaller number of files contained Social Security numbers and other government-issued documents, but not driver's licenses or photos.

The Breach

ShinyHunters breached the Florida database known as DAVID earlier in September. The hackers posted a screenshot purporting to be a record associated with deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who had a residence in Florida. The Florida motor vehicle agency FLHSMV confirmed the breach in a statement last week. The hackers obtained a police officer's credentials that were stored on a personal device.

Stolen Data

The hackers stole hundreds of thousands of certificates of vehicle ownership records. The records contained vehicle owners' names and addresses of buyers and sellers. The records also contained vehicle identification numbers. A smaller number of files included Social Security numbers and other government-issued documents such as non-U.S. passports and immigration papers. The files did not appear to contain driver's licenses or people's photos.

Related Breach

The driver's license database breach comes in the same month as a hack at identity verification company IDScan. The IDScan hack allowed hackers to steal over 150 million images of driver's licenses.