Theft of driver’s license data in Louisiana could be a big test for digital ID

There are reports that 6 million public records have been exposed in the U.S. state of Louisiana, part of a successful global attack on third-party file transfer app MOVEit.

Louisiana officials and their vendor Envoc, have been on a roll in the last few years with their digital driver’s license and wallet programs. Biometric information associated with everything from driver's licenses to fishing licenses were part of those records.

This attack, reportedly carried out by the Clop ransomware …

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