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Texas warns 300,000 crash reports siphoned via compromised user account

The Register · Iain Thomson · last updated

The Texas Department of Transportation says a compromised user account was used to improperly download nearly 300,000 crash reports, exposing personal data that could be exploited for financial fraud against Lone Star drivers.…

 

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