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Cybercriminals are increasingly targeting artificial intelligence infrastructure, creating a new underground economy for stolen AI access and computing power. This trend, termed 'LLM-jacking,' involves the resale of compromised AI subscriptions and the hijacking of corporate cloud servers to run models for free, giving attackers a significant cost advantage over legitimate users.
The hacking group ShinyHunters claims it breached the FBI, stealing data on current and former agents and job applicants. The group posted a statement on its dark-web site and during a chat with Reuters, alleging it targeted the bureau in retaliation for a May 2026 advisory. It provided a screenshot of a defaced job site and a sample of stolen records. Reuters partially verified nine records against credit bureau data but could not confirm the source. The FBI did not respond to requests for comment.
The FBI is investigating a large data breach that saw digital scans of millions of U.S. and Canadian driver’s licenses listed for sale on the dark web, with investigators linking the incident to IDScan.net, a New Orleans ID-verification firm whose scanning equipment appears to have been used. IDScan.net says an unauthorized third party accessed data stored in its cloud and is cooperating with authorities, while warning potentially impacted customers and offering free credit monitoring.
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.
Digital scans of millions of driver’s licenses from the U.S. and Canada were found for sale on the dark web, tied to a popular identity‑verification company. The incident—potentially the largest exposure of government‑issued IDs—has prompted an FBI probe, with numbers cited around 153 million licenses plus additional IDs, travel documents, and medical cards. If you’re affected, monitor or freeze your credit, report fraud to the FTC, and contact your DMV to address a compromised license.
The FBI is investigating a report that tens of millions of drivers’ licenses belonging to people in the United States and Canada were being sold on the dark web, a claim brought to light by journalist Brian Krebs. If confirmed, the breach could be among the largest exposures of government-issued IDs and pose broad identity-theft risks; Reuters has not independently verified the source, but Krebs says the data include licenses and other IDs and that IDScan.net is examining the matter.
Anthropic says foreign actors, including Chinese labs like Moonshot AI, are illicitly distilling its Claude models to train cheaper copycats and sell them, often via the dark web using stolen credentials; the issue spans Iran, Russia and North Korea as well and has sparked regulatory debate in the U.S. while Anthropic’s valuation nears $1 trillion and hints at an IPO.
A dark‑web service called Nexus is selling more than 153 million driver’s licenses from the US and Canada, with the FBI investigating and Nexus reportedly tracing to IDScan.net; the incident highlights the risks of outsourcing identity verification to third‑party vendors and the need for data-minimization and privacy-preserving tech, such as zero‑knowledge proofs, to verify identity without exposing sensitive documents.
A real-time breach linked to Nexus has made high-resolution scans of driver’s licenses (front, back, infrared and ultraviolet) available for sale on the dark web, reportedly affecting more than 153 million licenses; the data appears to come from third‑party ID scanning used by rental firms, with Hertz and IDScan.net named among providers, and the FBI is investigating as Nexus went dark after KrebsOnSecurity exposed the leak.
The FBI is investigating after digital scans of more than 153 million US and Canadian driver's licenses appeared for sale on the dark web, tied to a breach at a major identity‑verification provider; the data also includes other IDs and suggests ongoing access, with connections to clients such as Hertz, while New Orleans investigators pursue leads.
A dark-web service called Nexus is advertising digital scans of over 153 million US and Canadian driver’s licenses, plus other IDs, allegedly sourced from a large identity-verification vendor (idscan.net). The FBI’s New Orleans field office has opened an inquiry into the data’s source after KrebsOnSecurity reported the breach. Some records include government and private-sector IDs with six image files and timestamps; the data appears to have grown by hundreds of thousands in a day, suggesting ongoing exfiltration over more than a year. The Nexus site later disappeared, highlighting risks posed by third-party ID verification vendors and the handling of sensitive personal data.
Ariana Grande has filed a lawsuit against two anonymous hackers accused of breaching privacy by accessing private accounts of people she collaborates with and stealing unreleased songs, audio, videos, and photos—content not intended for public release—that were allegedly sold on the dark web. The suit, which cites 2023 hacks including 45 unreleased Grande songs and numerous prior leaks since her 2011 debut, seeks to uncover the hackers’ identities and deter future intrusions as Grande continues her Eternal Sunshine tour.
A data breach at supplier Tata Electronics reportedly leaked iPhone 18 Pro drop-test photos and parts lists; videos surfaced on X and were pulled for violating the platform’s rules, with an EvLeaks impersonator suspended and others reposting the clips, while Reuters confirms the material also appeared on the dark web.
Leaked iPhone 18 Pro photos and hundreds of component files surfaced on the dark web after Tata Electronics, a major Apple supplier, confirmed a data breach. Reuters reports the leak includes board layouts, data sheets for a possible A20 Pro chip, and supplier lists tied to Apple and Tesla, with the ransomware group World Leaks posting over 200,000 files. Apple has said it’s concerned about the documents being shared, and The Verge reached out for comment.
Court documents show 18-year-old Caleb Vazquez—co‑perpetrator in the Islamic Center of San Diego shooting—dressed up as infamous mass killers at school and kept a list of idolized attackers, including Patrick Crusius and Anders Behring Breivik. Vazquez reportedly researched mass shootings on the dark web, talked about joining the military, and had prior welfare checks and a gun-violence restraining order against him (later dismissed) as he and Cain Clark killed three people at the mosque and died in a murder‑suicide.