Florida DMV data-breach notices begin for current and former residents

Department records accessed with compromised credentials

According to the report, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) said a malicious actor accessed certain department records on September 4, 2026, using compromised credentials. The agency said potentially affected information includes driver-license and motor-vehicle data, document images, and other personal information.

It is offering one year of credit monitoring to affected people, while noting it may lack current contact information for some former Florida residents. FLHSMV attributed the credential exposure to an employee of a local Florida law-enforcement agency who improperly stored credentials on an electronic device.

The supplied report does not establish how many people were affected or provide a comparable earlier notification status.

FLHSMV has reportedly begun notifying affected people and says it blocked unauthorized access, reset relevant credentials, and added safeguards after the incident.

Current contact details may be missing for former residents

The reported incident concerns records held by a statewide motor-vehicle agency and includes both current and former Florida residents. The report does not state the number of people affected, and FLHSMV said its investigation remains ongoing.