🇺🇸 🚨 CALIFORNIA SAYS ETS BREACH COPIED STATEWIDE TESTING DATA ON PUBLIC-SCHOOL STUDENTS Educational Testing Service (ETS), the nonprofit that runs California's statewide student assessments (CAASPP, ELPAC) under state contract, has begun notifying students and families, the California Department of Education said on Oct 16, 2026. An unauthorized party used a compromised login credential to copy files from an ETS SFTP site between May 22 and Sept 18, 2026. ETS identified the activity on Sept 25. The copied data covers students including, but not limited to, all those enrolled in the previous three school years. It may include names, birth dates, addresses, student IDs, demographics, disability/504 status and assessment results. No SSNs, financial data or passwords. No total count has been given. ETS says it has found no evidence the data was made public. Notices began Oct 16 and are expected to run through early November. cde.ca.gov/nr/in/ets-notific… #DataBreach #California

🇺🇸 🚨 FLORIDA DMV (FLHSMV) CONFIRMS BREACH OF DRIVER LICENSE AND VEHICLE RECORDS, INCLUDING DOCUMENT IMAGES The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles said in an official Oct 16, 2026 notice that a malicious actor accessed department records on Sept 4, 2026 using compromised credentials. Key details: • FLHSMV attributes the breach to an "international cybercriminal organization" • Access came through credentials of a local Florida law enforcement agency employee, which FLHSMV says were improperly stored on an electronic device • Potentially affected: driver license and motor vehicle data, document images and other personal information • FLHSMV has not said how many people are affected and says it has no evidence of misuse so far • Letters are going out this week to current license and ID holders, with 1 year of Sontiq (TransUnion) monitoring and $1M identity theft insurance • Former license, ID or title holders may not get a letter and are covered by a substitute notice ⚠️ Analyst Note: License data plus document images is a strong kit for identity fraud and account takeover. Expect phishing that impersonates FLHSMV breach letters: check only via flhsmv.gov, and consider a credit freeze. One stored credential at a partner agency was enough to reach a statewide system. Sources: content.govdelivery.com/acco… flhsmv.gov/data-breach/ #DDW #DataBreach #Florida #FLHSMV #CyberSecurity