MasterCard Investigates Report Of California DMV Data Breach
Source: CBS LA
LOS ANGELES (CBS/AP) — A spokesman from MasterCard says it is investigating reports of a potential breach at the California Department of Motor Vehicles.
Seth Eisen says the breach is not with MasterCard’s systems.
KrebsOnSecurity.com was the first to report the possible breach, which it says involved online payments from Aug. 2, 2013, to Jan. 31, 2014.
Eisen says MasterCard has sent out alerts to member banks. He advises consumers to review their accounts and contact their card issuer for assistance.
The DMV’s Armando Botello issued the following statement Saturday.
“The Department of Motor Vehicles has been alerted by law enforcement authorities to a potential security issue within its credit card processing services.
There is no evidence at this time of a direct breach of the DMV’s computer system. However, out of an abundance of caution and in the interest of protecting the sensitive information of California drivers, the DMV has opened an investigation into any potential security breach in conjunction with state and federal law enforcement.
In its investigation, the department is performing a forensic review of its systems and seeking information regarding any potential breach from both the external vendor that processes the DMV’s credit card transactions and the credit card companies themselves.
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