FBI probes massive dark-web sale of drivers' licenses
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The FBI is investigating a reported data breach in which digital scans of more than 153 million drivers’ licenses from the United States and Canada were advertised for sale on the dark web’s Nexus; Krebs on Security verified authentic licenses (at least nine) before the Nexus site disappeared, while the breach’s source remains unclear, with idscan.net named as a possible suspect and the FBI declining to comment due to the ongoing investigation.
Topics:business#dark-web#data-breach#fbi#identity-theft-protection#national#vehicle-licensing-and-registration
- FBI probes potential data breach of millions of drivers' licenses USA Today
- FBI probes report of data breach exposing millions of drivers' licenses in US, Canada Reuters
- FBI launches investigation into theft of millions of Americans’ and Canadians’ stolen driver’s licenses The Independent
- FBI Probes Service Selling 153M+ Drivers Licenses Krebs on Security
- I rented a car, and within hours, my driver’s license was for sale Ars Technica
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