Hackers publish thousands of drivers’ data after breaching Florida motor vehicle database

The ShinyHunters hacking group has published hundreds of thousands of files from a Florida state database of vehicles and driver information. The hackers said they published the stolen data on its leak site “because the victim did not pay a ransom or cooperate and comply” with the hackers’ demands.

The hackers said they breached the database, known as DAVID, earlier in September and posted as evidence a screenshot purporting to be a record associated with the deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who had a residence in the state.

The Florida motor vehicle agency, FLHSMV, confirmed a data breach in a statement last week , and after the hackers obtained a police officer’s credentials that were stored on a personal device. An agency spokesperson did not respond to TechCrunch’s request for comment on Wednesday about the published data.