Florida District 1 Medical Examiner Data Breach

▼ Key takeaways

•Reports suggest a potential breach involving Florida District 1 Medical Examiner.
•Discovered on September 20, 2026.
•Possible data exposed: MDI Worksheets, Autopsy Reports, Toxicology Reports, Laboratory Results, Hospital Records, Law Enforcement Offense Reports, Next-of-Kin PII, Social Security Numbers, Driver's License Numbers, Precise Addresses, Phone Numbers, Cadaver Images.
•Affects individuals in: Florida.
•Confirmation level: Based on reports.

Detailed summary

Daily Dark Web reported on November 17, 2025, that a threat actor claimed to have breached the Florida District 1 Medical Examiner. The report described the entity as a governmental body responsible for investigating non-natural deaths in Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, and Walton counties. The actor allegedly offered approximately 29.4 GB of files from 2021 through 2023 for exclusive sale.

The reported data may have included autopsy, toxicology, laboratory, hospital, law-enforcement, next-of-kin, Social Security number, driver's license, address, phone-number, and cadaver-image information. An entity-level affected count, official breach notification, regulator filing, consumer notification date, breach date, and company discovery date were not identified in the consulted sources. The breach claim has not been publicly confirmed by the medical examiner or a regulator.

Data possibly involved

MDI Worksheets
Autopsy Reports
Toxicology Reports
Laboratory Results
Hospital Records
Law Enforcement Offense Reports
Next-of-Kin PII
Social Security Numbers
Can be used to open fraudulent accounts and file false tax returns
Driver's License Numbers
Can be used for identity fraud
Precise Addresses
Could be combined with other data for identity theft
Phone Numbers
May be used for SIM swapping or targeted scam calls
Cadaver Images

Breach Verification Status

Reports Only

Current

Initial dark web reports of potential breach

Company Confirmed

Company has acknowledged the breach

Regulator Confirmed

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Case Status:

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