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Driver’s License Data for Sale

Schneier on Security highlights that driver's license data is being sold, underscoring concerns over monetization of driver records and surveillance.

A post on Bruce Schneier's blog is titled 'Driver's License Data for Sale.' The available excerpt contains no article body, so the specifics of the reported data sales are not detailed. The topic concerns the commercial availability of driver's license records, a recurring data-privacy and surveillance theme on the blog.

Schneier on Security · 7d agoData breach

153M+ driver’s licenses for sale on new dark web platform

New dark web platform Nexus is selling 153 million driver's license scans; FBI investigates apparent breach of IDScan.net.

A dark web platform called Nexus claims to sell more than 153 million driver's license scans, 10 million ID cards, 3 million travel documents, and 579,000 medical cards including marijuana dispensary cards. KrebsOnSecurity linked the trove to identity verification provider IDScan.net, with records reportedly containing front-and-back images plus infrared and ultraviolet scans and timestamps matching holders' travel or car-rental activity. The FBI's New Orleans field office opened an investigation into the apparent breach; IDScan.net says it is investigating.

Malwarebytes Labs · 15d agoData breach1