Cyberattack leaves drivers with required breathalyzer test systems in 46 states unable to start vehicles

A cyberattack has shut down a nationwide breathalyzer test system found in vehicles of OUI offenders, impacting thousands of drivers in Maine and 45 other states. Intoxalock is the company targeted by the attack, and since the breach the device will not allow a vehicle to start if a driver’s blood alcohol content is .02 or higher.

The outage, which began on Saturday, has affected installations, removals, calibrations and account access as hackers flood Intoxalock’s servers, though the company says user data remains secure and has not stated whether a ransom demand was made. As of publication, no group has publicly claimed responsibility for the attack. Read more at 13WGME. According to DataBreaches[.]Net.