DMV data breach gave seven government entities improper access to data

guest · Nov 5, 2019

DMV data breach gave seven government entities improper access to data
The social security info of around 3,200 people was accessed during the last four years
November 5, 2019
https://www.cnet.com/news/dmv-data-breach-gave-seven-government-entities-improper-access-to-data/

The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has revealed that seven US government entitles have been improperly receiving Social Security number information for the last four years. This data breach affects around 3,200 individuals, as reported earlier Tuesday by the LA Times.

"Protection of personal information is important to the DMV, and we have taken additional steps to correct this error, protect this information and reaffirm our serious commitment to protect the privacy rights of all license holders," Anita Gore, deputy director of Communications at the CA DMV, said in an emailed statement.
According to the Sacramento Bee, those seven entities were the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), [...]
No other information was accessed, and there was no hacking or sharing of information, the DMV said.
"DMV improperly allowed a small number of government agencies, including the Social Security Administration Office of the Inspector General, access to social security number information due to a misinterpretation of federal law," the letter says.
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