Louisiana's Office of Motor Vehicles Data Breach
Louisiana's Office of Motor Vehicles (OMV) utilizes MOVEit, a popular data transfer service. On Thursday, June 15, 2023, MOVEit reported the theft of personal information in an international cyber attack. Currently, there is no indication that cyber attackers who breached MOVEit have sold, used, shared, or released the OMV data obtained from the MOVEit attack.
OMV believes that all Louisianans with a state-issued driver's license, lD, or car registration have likely had the following data exposed to the cyber attackers:
1. Name
2. Address
3. SocialSecurityNumber
4. Birthdate
5. Height
6. Eye Color
7. Driver's License Number
8. Vehicle Registration lnformation
9. Handicap Placard information
All Louisianans are urged to take immediate steps to safeguard their identity
Steps to Take
Monitor all of your account transactions regularly for any suspicious activity.
Monitor credit reports for errors and get one free annual report at annualcreditreport.com.
Consider freezing your credit, which stops others from opening new accounts and borrowing money in your name. Freezing your credit does not prevent the use of any existing credit cards or accounts. Freezing your credit may be done quickly online or by contacting the three major credit bureaus:
Experian: 1-888-397-3742; wwwexperian.com/freeze
Equifax: 1-800-685-111-1; www.equifax.com/personal/credit-report-services/credit-freeze/
TransUnion: 1-888-909-8872; www.transunion.com/credit-freeze
Update passwords and usernames often by using a combination of letters (lower- and upper-case letters), numbers, and special characters
Contact Post Office Employees' Credit Union (POECU) immediately if you suspect any of your accounts have been compromised.
You can contact us at 504-885-687I, or visit a branch if you would like additional information on how to protect yourself from fraud or identity theft.
To receive the most up-to-date information regarding the breach, please visit the OMV website