{"id":168312,"date":"2023-07-26T03:31:22","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T08:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=168312"},"modified":"2023-07-26T03:31:24","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T08:31:24","slug":"job-and-family-services-fighting-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2023\/07\/26\/job-and-family-services-fighting-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"Job and Family Services fighting fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>VW independent staff\/submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>COLUMBUS &#8212; Ohio Department of Job and Family Services Director Matt Damschroder has announced that the agency\u2019s information technology team discovered and fixed a security flaw that fraudsters recently attempted to exploit in Ohio\u2019s unemployment system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the past three weeks the department has been experiencing an increased number of attempts to fraudulently access the state\u2019s unemployment system. The root cause of the system vulnerability was<br>determined to be a code flaw in the Ohio Job Insurance (OJI) system, specifically the linking of identity and authentication functionality between OJI and the state\u2019s OH|ID single sign-on system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"318\" src=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ODJFS-building-9-2022-e1664440978499.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-158415\"\/><figcaption>ODJFS in Columbus is fighting a new round of fraud.<em> VW independent file photo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As a precaution, ODJFS locked more than 28,000 accounts with suspicious activity. When an account is locked, the legitimate user cannot access their unemployment account and payments on the accounts are suspended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur teams are working to ensure bad actors don\u2019t have any opportunity to take benefits out of the hands of eligible Ohioans,\u201d Damschroder said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ODJFS estimates that $189,184.62 was paid out in bogus claims because of this security event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This past weekend, ODJFS emailed locked account users with instructions on how to authenticate their identity online and re-establish the link to their OH|ID by setting up 2-step verification and answering security challenge questions to regain access to their account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe currently have a high volume of callers and wait times are long,\u201d Damschroder said. \u201cUsers can now avoid that wait time by re-authenticating their identity and regaining their access online.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Users who are still unable to recover their account or apply for benefits online, may call ODJFS at 1.877.644.6562.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Individuals who believe they are victims of unemployment fraud may notify ODJFS online by visiting unemployment.ohio.gov. Click on the \u201cReport Identity Theft\/Fraud\u201d button and follow the guidance for individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unemployment fraud continues to be a nationwide challenge. ODJFS is investing in robust anti-fraud measures, such as identity verification, multi-factor authentication, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and a variety of other safeguards to combat this national trend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VW independent staff\/submitted information COLUMBUS &#8212; Ohio Department of Job and Family Services Director Matt Damschroder has announced that the agency\u2019s information technology team discovered and fixed a security flaw that fraudsters recently attempted to exploit in Ohio\u2019s unemployment system. 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