Washington State Department of Licensing

On January 30, 2024, the Washington State Department of Licensing reported a website spoofing scam that affected 997 Washington residents. The breach involved unauthorized access to personal information, including names and driver's license numbers, during the period from October 25, 2023, to November 20, 2023.

Source: https://www.atg.wa.gov/data-breach-notifications | https://data.wa.gov/resource/sb4j-ca4h.json?id=16269

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/washington-state-department-of-licensing

"id": "was756072525",
"linkid": "washington-state-department-of-licensing",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "10/2023",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 997,
                        'industry': 'Public Administration',
                        'location': 'Washington State',
                        'name': 'Washington State Department of Licensing',
                        'type': 'Government Agency'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Phishing',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 997,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              "Driver's License Numbers"]},
 'date_detected': '2024-01-30',
 'description': 'A website spoofing scam affected 997 Washington residents, '
                'involving unauthorized access to personal information '
                "including names and driver's license numbers.",
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', "Driver's License Numbers"]},
 'motivation': 'Data Theft',
 'title': 'Washington State Department of Licensing Website Spoofing Scam',
 'type': 'Website Spoofing'}