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OMV data breach - what is our recourse?
Posted on 7/24/23 at 11:56 am
Posted on 7/24/23 at 11:56 am
I received a lengthy email today from the OMV talking about the data breach.
The data that was released, the fraud that could occur with our data being used, risk of identify theft, and how our credit scores could be impacted.
I scrolled and scrolled looking for any mention of what is our recourse as the affected Louisiana residents. Nada, no mention of any of that.
Any "payouts" of course would be paid for by Louisiana residents anyway, so what accountability does the state have in being lax about their IT controls to allow this data breach to occur?
The data that was released, the fraud that could occur with our data being used, risk of identify theft, and how our credit scores could be impacted.
I scrolled and scrolled looking for any mention of what is our recourse as the affected Louisiana residents. Nada, no mention of any of that.
Any "payouts" of course would be paid for by Louisiana residents anyway, so what accountability does the state have in being lax about their IT controls to allow this data breach to occur?
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Posted on 7/24/23 at 11:58 am to BurningHeart
Posted on 7/24/23 at 12:00 pm to BurningHeart
The government is not responsible and never at fault, now send them your paycheck
Posted on 7/24/23 at 12:01 pm to BurningHeart
You can freeze your credit if so inclined. That may be about it though.
Posted on 7/24/23 at 12:01 pm to BurningHeart
Yeah, I got that one too. They offer a year of LifeLock, which is garbage. There is a class-action lawsuit starting up, but that does no thing for the thousands who will see their finances destroyed.
Posted on 7/24/23 at 12:02 pm to BurningHeart
violence is the only answer
Posted on 7/24/23 at 12:02 pm to BurningHeart
This breach happened about 4 months ago. Are you just now finding out about it?
Posted on 7/24/23 at 12:03 pm to BurningHeart
If it makes you feel better, this information was likely already on the Dark Web from a different hack.
Posted on 7/24/23 at 12:03 pm to Shexter
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Are you just now finding out about it
The state sent out an email last week, so many are.
This post was edited on 7/24/23 at 12:04 pm
Posted on 7/24/23 at 12:12 pm to BurningHeart
The best part about the whole situation is it took them 4 entire months to come up with that garbage email to notify people. That should have happened 3.9 months ago
This post was edited on 7/24/23 at 12:13 pm
Posted on 7/24/23 at 12:16 pm to Locoguan0
And I’m betting that year of lifelock is the most basic plan
Posted on 7/24/23 at 12:17 pm to BurningHeart
They do offer a free life lock subscription for a year.
Posted on 7/24/23 at 12:18 pm to BurningHeart
Not worried about it. Everything from your social security number to butthole pics you didn't take is already on the dark web.
Posted on 7/24/23 at 12:25 pm to BurningHeart
Apparently they think 1 year of Lifelock Standard is enough compensation for having all of your information stolen. Also worth noting that in this case, for once, Louisiana does not appear to be at fault.
I'm curious about the total number of victims of the MoveIt breach. LA OMV, multiple universities, financial institutions, state and federal departments, DHL Shipping, and the list just keeps growing.
eta: Lifelock's standard plan looks like simple credit monitoring. Same thing offered by most banks, Credit Karma, etc.
You have to do the work yourself to freeze/lock your credit.
I'm curious about the total number of victims of the MoveIt breach. LA OMV, multiple universities, financial institutions, state and federal departments, DHL Shipping, and the list just keeps growing.
eta: Lifelock's standard plan looks like simple credit monitoring. Same thing offered by most banks, Credit Karma, etc.
You have to do the work yourself to freeze/lock your credit.
This post was edited on 7/24/23 at 12:30 pm
Posted on 7/24/23 at 12:27 pm to BurningHeart
Take advantage of the 1-year free Life Lock and go from there....
Posted on 7/24/23 at 12:31 pm to Locoguan0
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They offer a year of LifeLock
I got the same email last week. My credit bureaus are already frozen. But when I clicked on the link for the free LifeLock, it just brought me to a State of Louisiana website that said nothing at all about free LifeLock.
Posted on 7/24/23 at 12:37 pm to BurningHeart
quote:
what is our recourse?
I'm sure they will happily add a few new fees for any service to offset the efforts required to prevent this from happening in the future.... (attempted efforts)
This was total incompetence on the part of the state, the 'IT community' was alerted over a week before this vulnerability went public.
Posted on 7/24/23 at 12:38 pm to boxcarbarney
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But when I clicked on the link for the free LifeLock, it just brought me to a State of Louisiana website that said nothing at all about free LifeLock.
When you get to that landing page there is a drop down menu in the top right or top left that has a tab for it under "protection enrollment"
This post was edited on 7/24/23 at 12:40 pm
Posted on 7/24/23 at 1:04 pm to BurningHeart
I'm sure the government will investigate itself and find itself innocent of any wrong-doing.
Posted on 7/24/23 at 1:05 pm to KamaCausey_LSU
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Apparently they think 1 year of Lifelock Standard is enough compensation for having all of your information stolen.
To be fair, this has been the response to every data breach I have seen.
Plus, for those thinking they can sue; it will be a civil suit, so unless/until you have damages that can be traced to the breach what will you be suing for? And by throwing out the 1 year lifelock and other tips to protect yourself, they now have the defense that they gave you enough to protect yourself. If you don’t take those basic steps to protect yourself, why should they be liable BS.
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