Leveraging Knowledge to Manage Your Data Risks
A group of 40 Democratic lawmakers have sent a letter to 19 state governors warning that they may be “inadvertently sharing drivers’ data with federal immigration authorities.”
According to the letter, the states “are providing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal agencies ‘with frictionless, self-service access to the personal data of all of…
Nevada suffered a ransomware attack in August 2025 that caused a significant disruption in services. The attackers deleted the state’s backups, encrypted virtual machines, and deployed ransomware that affected 60 state agencies, including the Departments of Health and Human Services, Public Safety, and Motor Vehicles.
Despite the significance of the attack, Nevada refused to pay…
Smishing schemes involving Departments of Motor Vehicles nationwide have increased. Scammers are sending SMS text messages falsely claiming to be from the DMV that “are designed to deceive recipients into clicking malicious links and submitting personal and/or financial information under false threats of license suspension, fines and credit score or legal penalties.”
The Rhode Island…
