Colorado DMV puts motorists at risk for Identity Theft

We have just learned that the DMV in Colorado, has put 3.4 million people at risk for Identity Theft! This great state department has been sending unencrypted information on the Internet, and not limited who has access to the information.

• Original link and story denverpost.com, posted on July 4, 2008 – http://origin.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_9822063

The Division of Motor Vehicles put 3.4 million Coloradans at risk of identity theft due to flaws in the way driver’s-license information is handled, lawmakers learned.

The DMV regularly sends large batches of personal information over the Internet without encryption and has failed to properly limit access to its database, according to a recent audit. At one point, 33 former DMV employees could access names, addresses, dates of birth and Social Security numbers — some workers more than a year after their departure.