THURSTON COUNTY, Wash. — A proposed class-action lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges the Washington State Department of Licensing left an online security flaw open for years, allowing identity thieves to change addresses and order replacement licenses.
The lawsuit was filed in Thurston County Superior Court by William Black and Bess Byers.
Black filed a tort claim in March accusing the DOL of leaving what the claim described as a security “back door” in its License eXpress system. The lawsuit says more than 60 days passed after the claim was presented to the state Department of Enterprise Services Office of Risk Management…