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Data Breach at DMV Contractor Exposes Vehicle Registration Data of Millions of Californians

California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is investigating a data breach at an address verification company that may have compromised vehicle registration information of millions of Californians. Names, addresses, license plate numbers and vehicle identification numbers may have been exposed in a ransomware attack at the Automatic Funds Transfer Services (AFTS) Fortunately, AFTS had no access to Social Security numbers, date of birth, voter registration, immigration status or drivers license information. Vehicle owners are advised to report any suspicious activity to local police.”]

Source: https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/data-breach-at-dmv-contractor-exposes-vehicle-registration-data-of-millions-of-californians/

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