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New York Department of Motor Vehicles

New York Department of Motor Vehicles Data Breach (2013)

New York Department of Motor Vehicles

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Disclosed

December 1, 2013

4499 days ago

Records

Undisclosed

Confirmed

Root Cause

Insider Threat

Industry

Government

Description

Patricia I. Bourne, a 56 year old License Clerk from Waterloo, was charged with 11 felony counts of Computer Trespass and one misdemeanor count of Official Misconduct for repeatedly accessing the records of an individual known to her between December 2012 and January 2013. Bourne admitted to Inspector General investigators that she accessed the records as a favor for a friend.