DPS Hacked By Chinese Organized Crime Ring

Director of the Department of Public Safety Steve McCraw told a state house committee that the DPS was duped into shipping at least 3,000 Texas driver’s licenses to a Chinese organized crime group that targeted Asians. The crime group worked through the state’s government portal, texas.gov., to get driver’s licenses and other information. That info, including previous addresses and family names, allowed thieves to correctly answer password security questions on the texas.gov site and use stolen credit cards to order duplicate copies of active licenses.