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FBI investigates dark web sale of driver licenses
USA Today • • business
Key Points:
- The FBI is investigating a potential data breach involving the theft and sale of digital scans of over 153 million U.S. and Canadian drivers' licenses on the dark web site Nexus.
- Cybersecurity expert Brian Krebs confirmed the authenticity of at least nine drivers' licenses advertised for sale and reported that the Nexus site disappeared shortly after his story was published.
- The source of the breach is unknown, but Krebs suggested Louisiana-based ID-verification company idscan.net as a possible source, with the company currently investigating the matter.
- The FBI has acknowledged the investigation but declined to provide further details, and independent verification of the claims has not been established.
