Oregon’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) system has been hacked, putting millions of people at risk for identity theft.
Oregon DMV confirmed Thursday that the agency was hacked two weeks ago.
An estimated 3.5 million driver’s licenses and identification card files were compromised.
DMV spokesperson Michelle Godfrey said the breach had extended to about 90 percent of the state’s driver’s license and ID card files.
She advised the public to monitor credit reports for signs of fraudulent activity.“We didn’t have any information about what data may have been affected at that time,” Godfrey said.
“It’s taken days of analysis” to determine that the hack compromised the state’s driver’s license and ID records….