US DMV facilities suffer nationwide network outage

Axios
Thu, 21 Mar 2024 17:37 UTC

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Department of Motor Vehicle facilities are experiencing a network outage.

The big picture: All DMVs across the country are down on Thursday, per Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias.

• Its cause is unclear, and there's no timeline for when services will be restored.

The latest: The outage is with the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, according to a statement from the Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles.

• "Most driver license services, including online options, are affected, except driver license knowledge tests, endorsement tests and Commercial Driver's License instruction permit tests, as well as scheduling hearings and requesting motor vehicle records," the Colorado DMV said in its statement.
• The circumstances may affect operating hours or services at DMVs, Giannoulias said on X.
• The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles can't process any license or ID-related transactions, it said on X.

Comment: The number of government and businesses suffering network failures, and cyberattacks, appears to be rising. But it's perhaps no coincidence that this uptick occurs alongside repeated warnings (threats?) from sinister organisations, such as the WEF, of a looming 'cyber pandemic': McDonald's suffers GLOBAL IT 'system failure', stores from Canada to Australia forced to close