Thousands of California DMV customers’ Social Security information accessed by federal, county agencies
Already besieged by problems including long wait times, the California Department of Motor Vehicles on Tuesday said it suffered a data breach in which federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, had improper access to the Social Security information of 3,200 people issued driver’s licenses.
The issue was discovered by the DMV on Aug. 2 and access to the information was cut off, officials said. The disclosure of the information did not involve hacking or sharing information with private individuals, according to DMV spokeswoman Anita Gore.“Protection of personal information is important to 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,” Gore said.
The agency said 88 people who received or applied for an AB 60 license without proof of legal status had their information accessed. Six of those whose information was accessed by Homeland Security had applied for or received an AB 60 license.One immigrant rights advocate noted that only a small number of AB 60 license holders are affected.
The letter to customers notes that state law requires notification of “unauthorized acquisition of computerized data that compromises” the confidentiality of personal information. In July, Gov. Gavin Newsom hired tech industry executive Steve Gordon as director of the DMV — its third in a year — to modernize and streamline the agency so that it can more efficiently and securely serve customers.
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