FBI investigates breach of 153 million driving license records at IDscan.net
Scans of 153 million driver's licenses, traced to IDscan.net and including Pete Hegseth and Brian Krebs, were offered for sale on the dark web.
Digital scans of 153 million driver's licenses appeared for sale by a user on the Russian cybercrime forum Exploit, alongside over 10 million ID cards, 3 million travel documents, and 579,000 medical cards sold through a site called Nexus. KrebsOnSecurity traced the leak to identity verification provider IDscan.net, whose customers include car rental company Hertz, and victims reportedly include US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The FBI has opened an official inquiry into the source of the images, and IDscan.net has not issued an official statement.
- 153 million driver's license scans offered for sale
- Leak traced to identity verification firm IDscan.net
- Hertz is a known IDscan.net customer
- Victims include Pete Hegseth and Brian Krebs
- FBI has formally requested information on the breach
- Vendors
- IDscan.netHertz
- Victims
- IDscan.net customers
- Organizations
- FBIKrebsOnSecurityExploit forum
- Countries
- United StatesRussia
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Drivers in North America received a nasty shock this week when it was revealed that digital scans of 153 million drivers’ licenses were for sale on the dark web. Among the victims were US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth – and investigative reporter Brian Krebs, who has dug deep into the data breach on his blog KrebsOnSecurity.
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