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Snohomish, WA woman says DOL failure led to ID theft

What would you do if someone stole your identity and bought a Jaguar? A Snohomish woman says it happened to her, after a ...

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.
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 ...
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.com

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

Every Washington resident with a driver’s license or ID may have been exposed in a massive data breach that the Department of Licensing (DOL) knew about for six years, according to a local attorney.
MyNorthwest.com

Flying after May? You’ll need more than a WA driver’s license

Are you flying after May? Your Washington driver’s license isn’t going to get you through TSA after May 7. That’s the day the Real ID Act goes into effect. Like the boy who cried wolf, the TSA has ...
KGW8

Washington state agency under fire for sharing drivers' data with ICE

SEATTLE — The Washington State Department of Licensing (DOL) is facing scrutiny after a KING 5 investigation revealed it has been sharing private driver's license information with federal immigration ...
107.3 KFFM

WA Licensing Phone Line Busted Using Fake Spanglish Accent, ‘Your Estimated Wait Time Is Less Than TRES Minutes’

Your estimated wait time is less than TRES minutes.' Listen to WA State DOL's hilarious fail in Spanglish on the customer service line.
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Tort claim alleges WA DOL left your information open to criminals

SEATTLE - A local attorney is suing the Washington State Department of Licensing (DOL), alleging the agency left a "backdoor" open for hackers to steal the personal information of millions of ...