June 17, 2023 9:50 a.m. 

The Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicles Division of the Oregon Department of Transportation recently confirmed that an estimated 3.5 million driver’s license and identification cards were compromised when the agency was hacked.

Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said, “Learning that personal information most Oregonians gave to their government has been exposed in a data breach is highly distressing”. Rosenblum said, “While the state works to identify who was impacted and what data was exposed, please follow these recommendations to stay safe”.

Those with an Oregon driver’s license or ID card, should:

*Order copies of free credit reports and review them for accuracies

*Consider freezing credit accounts

*Those who have been a victim of identify theft should place a one-year fraud alert on the credit reports and report it immediately

*Set up a profile change alert if using mobile or online banking tools

Residents who suspect that a criminal has used their driver’s license information to steal identity should make a report online: https://www.identitytheft.gov/#/

For more information about identity theft, visit the Oregon Department of Justice online at: https://www.doj.state.or.us/consumer-protection/id-theft-data-breaches/identity-theft/