FBI Probes Service Selling 153M+ Drivers Licenses
Dark web service Nexus sells scans of 153M+ US and Canadian drivers licenses, apparently siphoned from a breached identity verification company; FBI opened an inquiry.
A new dark web identity theft service called Nexus, advertised on the Exploit forum, offers scans of more than 153 million drivers licenses from the US and Canada, plus over 10 million ID cards and millions of travel and medical documents. The data appears to come from an ongoing breach at a major Louisiana-based identity verification company, with records growing by roughly 400,000 in 24 hours. Records include high-ranking US officials such as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and timestamps suggest data was captured during car rentals and travel. The FBI's New Orleans field office has launched an official inquiry into the source of the images.
- Nexus claims 153M+ drivers licenses plus 10M ID cards, travel docs, and 579K medical cards
- Records grew ~400,000 in 24 hours, indicating continuous exfiltration over the past year
- License scans include infrared and UV image pairs with travel-linked timestamps; correlations point to car rentals (e.g., Hertz)
- Data likely sourced from a Louisiana identity verification company serving Fortune 500 customers
- FBI New Orleans field office opened an inquiry into the breach source
- Vendors
- NexusHertzKrebsOnSecurity
- Organizations
- FBIExploit forum
- Countries
- United StatesCanada
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A new identity theft service launched on the dark web this week is selling digital scans of more than 153 million drivers licenses from people in the United States and Canada. Based on interviews with individuals whose licenses are available for purchase on this service, it appears to be siphoning images collected by a widely-used identity verification company based in Louisiana.
By BrianKrebs · krebsonsecurity.com
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