FBI Probes Dark Web Sale of 153M License Scans
The site also exposed passports, medical cards and other IDs, while the FBI said the ongoing breach could create national security risks.
- The Federal Bureau of Investigation launched an investigation on Wednesday into Nexus, a dark web service selling digital scans of more than 153 million driver's licenses from the United States and Canada.
- Criminals behind the site claim the images originated from an active breach at a Louisiana-based identity verification company whose clients include Hertz, Target, Fedex, Motorola Solutions, Jack Henry, and Caesars Entertainment.
- KrebsOnSecurity verified the authenticity of the stolen data after finding his own license among the files, while hackers added almost 400,000 new scans within the past 24 hours.
- Online scams cost Americans almost $150 billion last year as identity theft incidents rise, with the breach also exposing additional documents including medical and residence cards.
- The FBI's investigation now focuses on identifying the specific source of these compromised documents, highlighting the irony that identity verification services—designed to prevent fraud—have become prime targets for cybercriminals.
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FBI Probes Dark-Web Service Claiming to Sell 153 Million Driver’s Licenses, Including Pete Hegseth’s
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Hawaii Tribune-Herald
West Hawaii TodayFBI probes report of data breach exposing millions of drivers’ licenses in US, Canada
WASHINGTON — The FBI said on Wednesday it was 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.
The Epoch Times
economiccollapse.reportFBI Investigating Report of Millions of Driver’s Licenses Sold on Dark Web
The FBI said Wednesday it is investigating a site on the dark web after reports it was selling more than 150 million U.S. and Canadian driver’s licenses. Among them was the license information of the assistant director of the FBI. “The FBI can confirm that it is looking into the incident,” a spokesperson for the FBI told The Epoch Times in an emailed statement. “Due to the ongoing nature of the investigation, we decline to comment further.” The…
The website with the stolen documents found, in particular, the data of the head of the Pentagon, Pete Hagset.
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