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A massive data breach involving identity verification firm IDScan.net has exposed over 153 million driver's licenses and other government IDs to the dark web. The incident, discovered around September 1, 2026, involves data allegedly exfiltrated over a year. The FBI is investigating, and affected individuals are advised to freeze their credit and monitor for fraud.
The FBI is investigating a massive data breach involving IDScan.net, an identity verification firm based in New Orleans. Cybersecurity journalist Brian Krebs reported that a dark web service called Nexus was selling digital scans of over 153 million driver’s licenses from the US and Canada. The data, which includes high-profile records like Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s license, appears to have been exfiltrated from IDScan.net’s systems. The company has engaged third-party specialists and is cooperating with federal authorities, while the Nexus service has since disappeared from the dark web.
The FBI is investigating a massive data breach involving digital scans of over 153 million driver licenses from the U.S. and Canada, which were advertised for sale on a dark web service called Nexus. Cybersecurity expert Brian Krebs confirmed the authenticity of several licenses, noting that the data included high-resolution scans in infrared and ultraviolet spectrums, likely sourced from a third-party identity verification vendor. The breach appears to be ongoing, with new records added daily, and has raised concerns about the security of third-party ID scanning services used by major corporations and government agencies.
Four class-action lawsuits have been filed against New Orleans-based identity verification firm IDScan.net following the exposure of over 153 million driver's licenses. The data, which includes high-resolution scans with infrared and ultraviolet spectra, was sold on the dark web via a service called Nexus. The FBI is investigating the breach, which appears to have been ongoing for over a year, while plaintiffs allege IDScan violated federal data protection guidelines.
The FBI is investigating a massive data breach where digital scans of over 160 million driver's licenses, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's, were sold on the dark web. The leak, attributed to a third-party ID verification service, includes high-resolution images with infrared and ultraviolet data, raising concerns about counterfeit ID creation.
The FBI is investigating a massive data breach involving over 153 million digital scans of U.S. and Canadian driver's licenses sold on the dark web. The data, allegedly sourced from identity verification firm IDScan.net, includes high-resolution images with infrared and ultraviolet spectra, raising concerns about counterfeit ID creation. The leak, exposed by journalist Brian Krebs, also includes other IDs and appears to have been ongoing for over a year.
A dark web service called Nexus is selling over 153 million U.S. and Canadian driver’s license scans, allegedly sourced from a breach at IDScan.net, a major identity verification provider. The FBI’s New Orleans field office has opened an investigation after security researcher Brian Krebs confirmed the data’s authenticity and linked it to real-world transactions. The leak includes high-resolution scans with infrared and ultraviolet images, raising concerns about the security of third-party identity verification systems used by major corporations.
A dark-web service called Nexus is selling high-resolution scans of over 153 million US and Canadian driver's licenses, including that of US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. The data, which includes infrared and ultraviolet images to bypass security checks, is believed to have been exfiltrated from IDScan.net, a third-party identity verification vendor. The FBI is investigating the breach, which appears to be ongoing and has affected numerous Fortune 500 clients.