DPS sent at least 3,000 driver's licenses to crime group tar

A Chinese crime operation bypassed the password clues of Texas.gov by using stolen identity information to fraudulently obtain replacement driver’s licenses.

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Daily Newsletter That Keeps Readers Up To Speed On The Most Essential News Department Of Public Safety Was Duped Into Shipping At Least 3 , 000 Texas Drivers Licenses Toa Chinese Organized Crime Group That Targeted Asian Texans , Ps Director Steve Mccraw Tolda Texas House Committee On Monday The Organization Was Then Selling Licenses , Btained Using The Personal Information Of Texas Drivers , O People In The Country Illegally , Ccraw Said The Fraudsters Worked Through States Government Portal , Exas Gov The Agency , Hich Discovered The Scheme In December , Ill Begin Notifying Victims In Letters To Be Sent Out This Week , He Dps Chief Said More Victims Are Still Being Identified , E Said We Re Not Happy At All , I Can Tell You That , Zone Bit , Ccraw Said In Testimony Toa House Appropriations Subcommittee They Should Have Had Controls Been Place , Nd They Never Should Have Happened The Crime Organization , Hich Mccraw Did Not Name , As Able To Get Its Hands On The Texas Drivers Licenses By First Pulling Personal Data Individuals With Asian Surnames From Dark Web And Other Underground Trading Portals That Info , Ncluding Previous Addresses And Family Names , Llowed Thieves To Correctly Answer Password Security Questions On The Texas Gov Site And Use Stolen Credit Cards Order Duplicate Copies Of Active Licenses Such As Those Ordered By People Who Misplace Their Or Report Them Stolena Replacement License Costs 11 State Run Is Central Portal For Texans Wanting Renew , Btain Driving Records And Registration , Nd Obtain Birth And Death Certificates , Mong Other Things The Investigation Into Stolen Drivers Licenses Spans At Least Four States And Also Involves Fraudulent Duplicated From Victims In As Well Texas Fbi Department Of Homeland Security Are Investigating , Ccording To The Dps Letter Lawmakers House Appropriations Vice Chair Mary González , N El Paso Democrat , Lasted Dps Agency Chiefs For Letting So Much Time Lapse While Texans Were Unaware That Their Identities Being Used Fraudulently Somebody Could Be Going Around As Mary González Right Now Two Months , Nd Nobodys Been Notified , I Wouldnt Have Been Notified , Onzález Said Dps Officials Are Not Calling The Incidenta Data Breach Because They Say No Hacking Was Involved And Vast Amounts Of Were Being Stolen Instead , He Crime Group Used Data Obtained From Underground Sources To Bypassa Simple Password Security System Laying Barea Vulnerability That Should Never Have Happened , Ccraw Said Texas Gov Is Operated Not By Dps , Ut By The Texas Department Of Information Resources Dps Officials Declined To Provide Details About Security Loophole That Left Site Open Fraud But Told Lawmakers It Had Been Closed Dir Spokesperson Brittney Booth Paylor Dismissed Notion Incident Wasa Cybersecurity Breach , Alling Ita Case Of Fraudulent Criminal Activity Based On Factors Unrelated To State Systems In An Email The Texas Tribune , Aylor Explained That Before The Fraudulent Activity Took Place , Tate Agencies Had The Option To Require Security Cvv Code And Zip For Every Credit Card Transaction That Goes Their Agency On Texas Gov She Stopped Short Of Saying Was Weak Spot Used By Criminals Declined Specify Whether Dps Put Practice In Place Officials Comment Further , Iting The Investigation Dps Declined To Discuss Specific Details Of In Hearing , Ncluding Whether Arrests Had Been Made In Connection With The Texas Thefts , Ut Ina Letter To Lawmakers , Ccraw Said Several Subjects Have Been Identified In This Criminal Enterprise The Operation Had Not Made Public Before Mondays Hearing Dps Officials Also Did Specify Or Speculate Whether Thieves Could Used Password Login Scheme To Obtain Other Things , Ike Birth Certificates The Problem Was First Detected In December Whena Third Party Texas Gov Payment Vendor Alerted Dps To An Increase Customers Challenging Credit Card Charges For Online Transactions , Ccording Toa February Letter Sent To Lawmakers From The Dps Credit Cards Used Buy Fraudulent Copies Were Also Stolen , Uthorities Said Before Investigators Shut Down The Operation , Ccraw Said , He License Thieves Were Able To Use The Site , Illed As The Official Website Of State Texas , O Obtain Drivers Licenses That Are Real Id Compliant Not Cheap Copies , Ccraw Said These Stolen Licenses Can Pass Verification Methods And Be Used Fraudulently All Over The Country Because They Are Real Drivers Being By People Who For Photo On Original Card , Ccraw Said González Also Asked Whether The Fact That Asian Americans Were Being Targeted Would Constitutea Hate Crime Mccraw , Ithout Committing Either Way , Aid They Appeared To Be Targeted Because Their Names And Photos Would Most Closely Resemble The People Syndicate Selling Licenses , Ccording To What The Agencys Investigation Has Uncovered So Far Letters Set Go Out Affected Texans This Week Explain That If They Suspect Their Id Is Being Used Fraudulently , Heir Cases Will Be Given Priority Status Also , He Department Will Send 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