153 Million Driver’s License Scans Surface on Dark Web as FBI Opens Investigation
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A dark web identity theft service known as Nexus has reportedly offered scans of more than 153 million driver’s licenses from people in the United States and Canada.
The FBI’s New Orleans field office has opened an investigation into the suspected source of the records, which may be linked to Louisiana-based identity verification provider IDScan.net.
The service first appeared on the Russian cybercrime forum Exploit on August 31, advertising access to identity documents belonging to more than 170 million people across North America.
Nexus claimed its database included more than 153 million driver’s licenses, over 10 million other identification cards, more than 3 million travel and international identity documents, and at least 579,000 medical cards.
Driver’s License Scans Leak on Dark Web
Researchers reviewing the service said its driver’s license count appeared plausible.