DAVID provides authorized users with access to extensive driver and vehicle information, meaning a successful intrusion can yield considerably more than a database full of names and license numbers.
“A complete scan gives criminals much more than an identification number – it can reveal a person’s photograph, signature, address, date of birth and other information contained in a legitimate government credential,” said Danny Jenkins, CEO of ThreatLocker, about the potential identity theft. “Criminals could potentially use this data to open fraudulent accounts, conduct targeted phishing and password-reset attacks, commit insurance, medical, tax or government-benefit fraud, or create convincing synthetic identities.”
Two different sources of license data
The Florida incident and the Nexus case involve different sources of driver’s license data. ShinyHunters claims to have accessed a restricted Florida government database used by law enforcement and other authorized users to look up driver and vehicle records.
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