Thousands of Texas of Asian descent victims of driver’s license breach by criminal Chinese gang
Instead of hacking state systems, the suspected criminals fraudulently obtained the licenses by getting the personal data of the Texans on the"dark web" and requested replacement driver's licenses. They targeted people of Asian backgrounds with hopes of finding"look-alikes" to match with Chinese nationals alreadyThe Texas Department of Public Safety Driver License Mega Center in Garland.
"The number one thing we have as a government agency, as government folks, is trust. And when we lose that trust by not thinking through, it’s difficult to rebuild that trust with the people," she said. Texas driver's licenses are ordered through the state Department of Informational Resources. At least 4,000 fraudulent accounts were created and 2,400 licenses were shipped to"third-party addresses," according to a letter from DPS notifying legislators of the matter, the Morning News report said.
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