Oregon DMV data breach: 6 things to know

Published 9:04 am Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Since the Oregon Department of Transportation on Thursday announced it was part of a global hack that may have compromised private information of millions of Oregonians, people throughout the state have been asking questions about how this happened, how this could have been prevented and how they can protect their information.

Here are some of the most frequently asked questions about the data breach and what Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles customers should do now.

Who was affected by the data breach?

The Oregon Department of Transportation says personal information for approximately 3.5 million holders of Oregon ID cards or driver’s licenses was released by the breach. However, the cyber attack did not just target the Oregon DMV. The data breach was part of a global hack on the data transfer software MOVEit Transfer, which ODOT uses to encrypt and transfer data files between parties.

In addition to the Oregon DMV, the MOVEit breach affected Umpqua Bank, formerly Columbia Bank, customers in Oregon and other states. It also breached information through the Minnesota Department of Education, Louisiana’s Office of Motor Vehicles, the Nova Scotia provincial government, British Airways, the British Broadcasting Company, the U.K. drugstore chain Boots, and federal agencies like the U.S. Department of Energy.

Read the full story — who did it, what was stolen, when it happened, and how to protect yourself — at KOIN.com.