Florida Department of State data breach may have exposed information of 500,000 people

• A hacker claims to have stolen sensitive information from the Florida Department of State
• The data includes email addresses on almost 500,000 people
• The email addresses could be used in tailored phishing attacks

The Florida Department of State, the government organization tasked with overseeing elections, corporate registrations, historical and cultural resources, and library services, was allegedly hacked, with the attackers claiming to have stolen hundreds of thousands of records, including people’s email addresses.

Researchers from Incogni explained a user with the alias Rey posted a new thread on an underground forum, claiming to have hacked the Florida Department of State and stealing 568,835 records.