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FBI investigates as hackers sell digital scans of 153M drivers licenses
9to5Mac • • business
Key Points:
- The FBI is investigating a major identity theft case involving the sale of digital scans of over 153 million driver’s licenses on the dark web, with documents belonging to individuals in the US and Canada.
- The data breach appears to have originated from a hack of a Louisiana-based identity verification service used by major companies including Hertz, Target, and FedEx.
- The dark web service, called Nexus, claims ongoing access to the source of these scans, having added nearly 400,000 new license images within 24 hours.
- Verification of the stolen data’s authenticity was confirmed by victims and security researchers, highlighting the severity and scale of the breach.
- This incident underscores the growing problem of cyber scams and identity theft, which cost Americans nearly $150 billion last year.
