Subj : DMV data on millions of Americans leaked - make sure you aren't a
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Wed Jun 21 2023 13:00:03

DMV data on millions of Americans leaked - make sure you aren't affected in 
latest MOVEit breach

Date:
Wed, 21 Jun 2023 11:55:02 +0000

Description:
Ongoing exploitations against a vulnerability in MOVEit, likely by CL0P, are 
causing serious headaches worldwide.

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The latest in a growing number of organizations affected by a MOVEit 
vulnerability exploitation is the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), with 
millions of Americans potentially affected. 

The new breach affects drivers in the state of Louisiana , where na estimated 
six million records were compromised. 

The affected records relate to Louisianan vehicle registrations and driver's 
licenses, which is believed to have exposed information including name, 
address, Social Security Number (SSN), birthdate, height, eye color, drivers 
license number, vehicle registration information, and handicap placard 
information. Another serious MOVEit breach has happened 

As well as the millions of Louisiana residents affected, a further 3.5 
million Oregon residents with a drivers licenses or state ID card have likely 
had personally identifiable data about them exposed, which Oregon Attorney 
General Ellen Rosenblum called distressing. Read more 

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Both states have advised citizens to consider applying a freeze to their 
credit in anticipation that any personally identifiable information may be 
used for such purposes, citing the Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion credit 
agencies as places to do this. 

Other recommendations by the states include changing passwords and login 
credentials, setting up an Identity Protection Pin to protect tax returns and 
refunds, checking that state benefits are unaltered, setting up fraud alerts, 
and reporting any suspicions of identity theft . 

MOVEit was descrived by Louisiana officials as an industry-leading third 
party data transfer service used by numerous organizations globally, 
including many government agencies. Recently, the exploitation of a 
vulnerability in MOVEits code has seen an alarming number of data breaches. 

Other US federal agencies, like the Department of Energy and the Office of 
Personnel Management, as well as private organizations like the BBC, 
Transport for London, and British Airways have been affected globally. 

It is believed that CL0P is behind the attacks, which have resulted in huge 
ransoms and other threats. 

 TechRadar Pro has reached out to Progress Software, the company behind 
MOVEit, for further comment on the ongoing data breaches linked to its file 
transfer service, but the company did not immediately respond. Think youve 
downloaded something dodgy? Here are the best malware removal tools 

Via Ars Technica



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/dmv-data-on-millions-of-americans-leaked-make-su
re-you-arent-affected-in-latest-moveit-breach


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