Almost 300K TxDOT crash reports downloaded in data breach

AUSTIN (KXAN) — More than 2,000 people have reached out to a call center since the Texas Department of Transportation notified Texans two weeks ago that someone had downloaded almost 300,000 crash reports.

Any time Texas law enforcement responds to a crash where someone is hurt or killed or property is damaged, they create a report which must be uploaded to TxDOT. They include information about the crash, including names, addresses, driver license numbers, license plate numbers and insurance information.