Hackers Breach DMV Records In Oregon And Louisiana

CNN reports:

Millions of people in Louisiana and Oregon have had their data compromised in the sprawling cyberattack that has also hit the US federal government, state agencies said late Thursday.

The breach has affected 3.5 million Oregonians with driver’s licenses or state ID cards, and anyone with that documentation in Louisiana, authorities said. Casey Tingle, a senior official in the Louisiana governor’s office, said Friday that more than 6 million records were compromised.

The data exposed in the breach of the Oregon and Louisiana motor vehicle departments may include Social Security numbers and driver’s license numbers, prompting state authorities to advise their residents on how they can protect themselves from identity fraud.

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The US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is one of multiple federal agencies impacted by a sweeping hack that officials have blamed on Russian criminal hackers, sources tell @snlyngaas & @MarquardtA https://t.co/ourIPUb19t

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