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California DMV Says no Evidence of Computer System Breach
NBC News ^ | 3/22/14

Posted on 03/23/2014 3:02:01 AM PDT by Libloather

The California Department of Motor Vehicles Saturday said there is no evidence showing a direct breach of its computer system but it would open an investigation "out of an abundance of caution."

Earlier Saturday, security blogger Brian Krebs reported that banks in California and elsewhere were alerted by MasterCard about compromised cards that had all been used for online transactions at the California DMV.

The agency said it would pursue its investigation in conjunction with state and federal law enforcement.

(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: breach; california; computer; dmv
The breach only involved online transactions, and not those made at California DMV physical locations, according to Krebs' report.

Check your statements.

1 posted on 03/23/2014 3:02:01 AM PDT by Libloather
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2 posted on 03/23/2014 5:38:18 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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OH CRAP, i renewed my DL online!!!


3 posted on 03/23/2014 10:52:34 AM PDT by markman46 (engage brain before using keyboard!!!)
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