The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) has confirmed that its DAVID driver database suffered a data breach after the ShinyHunters extortion gang claimed to have compromised the system.
The disclosure comes after the ShinyHunters extortion group claimed it breached the DAVID database and stole more than 200,000 driver records.
"On September 4, 2026, FLHSMV learned of a data breach conducted by an international cybercriminal organization," the agency said in a statement posted to X.
"The data breach was quickly mitigated and no further breach has occurred or is ongoing."
FLHSMV says its investigation determined that the attacker used compromised credentials belonging to a single Plant City Police Department user that had been improperly stored on the employee's personal electronic device.
