Claim: Washington DOL left 'back door' security flaw open for years that let identity thieves change addresses, order licenses in bulk to one location

The claim alleges DOL knew of a security flaw for years, didn’t fix it, and didn’t notify people as required by law.

More to every story: Spokane woman says alleged DOL security flaw led to years of identity theft issues

A Washington woman accuses the Department of Licensing of a security flaw that led to years of identity theft issues. A tort ...
FOX 13 Seattle on MSN

Tort claim alleges WA DOL left your information open to criminals

A local attorney is suing the Washington State Department of Licensing, alleging the agency left a "backdoor" open for hackers to steal the personal information of millions of residents for more than ...

‘Backdoor’ in DOL system potentially exposed everyone’s personal information, attorney claims

Ard says many of his clients, and likely many Washingtonians, didn’t know their identity was compromised until something ...
MyNorthwest

‘Pretty egregious conduct’: Attorney says WA DOL knew about massive data breach for 6 years, downplayed severity

Attorney reveals that the DOL knew about a massive data breach for six years, affecting Washington driver's license holders.
FOX 13 Seattle on MSN

Former WA resident says she was victim of alleged License Express flaw

A former Washingtonian filed a tort claim against the State Department of Licensing, saying her identity was stolen due to a ...
MyNorthwest

Spanish option malfunctions on DOL phone line, plays accented English instead

Callers heard accented English instead of Spanish on DOL's phone line, leading to an investigation by the Washington Department of Licensing.
KGW8

A Washington state agency is sharing private driver data with ICE

A KING 5 investigation has uncovered that a state agency, the Department of Licensing (DOL), is providing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other Homeland Security departments with access ...

Callers to Washington state hotline press 2 for Spanish and get accented AI English instead

Callers to Washington state’s driver’s license agency who select automated service in Spanish have instead been hearing an AI ...

Washington State Residents Pressed 2 for Spanish. The Bot Spoke Spanish-Accented English Instead

It looks like a user error with the Amazon Polly text-to-speech system is to blame.
KREM

Exclusive: A Washington state agency is sharing drivers' private data with ICE

A KING 5 investigation has uncovered that a state agency, the Department of Licensing (DOL), is providing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other Homeland Security departments with access ...