Equifax breach exposed millions of driver’s licenses, phone numbers, emails

Enlarge (credit: Smith Collection Gado/Getty Images) On May 7, executives of Equifax submitted a “statement for the record” to the Securities and Exchange Commission detailing the extent of the consumer data breach the company first reported on September 7, 2017. The data in the statement, which has also been shared with congressional committees investigating the […]

The TSA Will Continue to Accept Driver’s Licenses From All 50 States in 2018

TSA Will Continue to Accept All US Driver’s Licenses in 2018 Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site […]

The TSA Still Doesn’t Think District of Columbia Driver Licenses are Valid

Yes, TSA, “District of Columbia” Driver’s Licenses are Valid Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site does not […]

Amazon has drug distribution licenses for at least 12 states

St. Louis Post-Dispatch found more hints that Amazon is truly thinking of getting into the prescription drug biz, which was first reported earlier this month. The publication reviewed public records and found that the e-retail giant has received licenses to become a wholesale drug distributor in at least 12 states. Nevada, Arizona, North Dakota, Louisiana, […]

Equifax breach included 10 million US driving licenses

10.9 million US driver’s licenses were stolen in the massive breach that Equifax suffered in mid-May, according to a new report by The Wall Street Journal. In addition, WSJ has revealed that the attackers got a hold of 15.2 million UK customers’ records, though only 693,665 among them had enough info in the system for […]

Alabama could eliminate marriage licenses to avoid having to sign same-sex marriage certificates

Lucy Nicholson/Reuters The Alabama Senate passed a bill last week that would completely eliminate marriage licenses in the state. People would instead go to a probate judge to simply get their marriages recorded by a state official. Republican state Sen. Greg Albritton, the author of the bill, told WBRC-TV that the state needed to get used to the fact that […]

New Hampshire eliminates concealed-carry gun licenses

Gun owners in New Hampshire can now carry concealed loaded weapons without a license. The state joins 10 others with unrestricted concealed-carry policies, but there are critics of the new ruling. “It is common-sense legislation,” Governor Chris Sununu (R) said at a ceremony marking the legislative change Wednesday. “This is about safety.” The Republican governor […]