Extra safety measures will function on the roughly a million new licences which shall be issued to Victorians following the Optus knowledge breach.
VicRoads mentioned victims could be issued new playing cards with an extra safety quantity on the again, which is able to function in an identical method safety codes are used on credit score and debit playing cards.
Greater than 942,000 Victorian licence holders had their particulars compromised within the Optus knowledge breach, a Division of Transport spokesperson mentioned.
"The Victorian authorities is fast-tracking protections for licence holders in response to the Optus knowledge breach by the introduction of two-step verification and the free substitute of practically a million licences," the spokesperson mentioned.
"The Optus knowledge breach is the most important in Australia's historical past and Victorian licence holders have been impacted greater than some other state."
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About 342,000 Victorians flagged as straight affected by the breach will obtain their new playing cards by the tip of the 12 months.
This group may even have their licence flagged on the Victorian Licensing Registry and in addition transfer to the brand new two-step verification method to guard their identification.
The brand new course of would require each the brand new card quantity and in addition the unique licence quantity for identification affirmation to show their identification for companies comparable to opening financial institution accounts, mortgage functions, telephone contracts and actual property transactions.
The second card quantity would ultimately grow to be a function of all new and substitute Victorian driver's licences.
The spokesperson mentioned within the coming weeks, the redesigned licences will start to be re-issued to affected individuals without spending a dime.
These people will obtain their new licence playing cards earlier than the tip of the 12 months.
"The Victorian Authorities will proceed to hunt reimbursement of prices from Optus for the substitute of the practically a million licences of Victorians impacted by the most important knowledge breach in Australian historical past," the spokesperson mentioned.