The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has begun notifying Asian Texans whose driver’s licenses were sent to a Chinese organized crime group due to a security lapse.
Department of Public Safety Chief Steve McCraw told lawmakers on Monday that the agency identified at least 3,000 Texans affected by the breach, but the number could increase as the investigation continues.
“We’re not happy at all, I can tell you that, one bit,” McCraw told the House Appropriations subcommittee. “Controls should have been in place, and this should have never happened.”
The New York-based crime ring targeted Texans with Asian surnames in hopes of finding “look-alikes” to match Chinese nationals who are in the U.S. illegally, McCraw said. The crime group’s identity was not released….